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relationship between weight and g_max

Posted: Wed May 19, 2010 5:43 pm
by bqrosen
I'm using ExpSyn and Exp2Syn and would like to set the maximum conductance. Logically, synaptic weight and maximum conductance should be proportional to each other. What is the relationship? Thanks.

Re: relationship between weight and g_max

Posted: Wed May 19, 2010 10:13 pm
by ted
Close reading of the documentation
http://www.neuron.yale.edu/neuron/stati ... tml#ExpSyn
http://www.neuron.yale.edu/neuron/stati ... ml#Exp2Syn
indicates that a unitary input event of weight w produces a peak conductance change of magnitude w (uS). But don't take my word for it--it's never a bad idea to verify a claim by testing with a toy model.