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EL are the corresponding equilibrium potentials. The variables m, h and n describe
the opening and closing of the voltage dependent channels.
C
du
dt
= gNam3h(u ENa
) gKn4(u EK
) gL
(u EL
)+I(t) (1)
t
n
dn
dt
= [n n0
(u)], t
m
dm
dt
= [m m0
(u)], t
h
dh
dt
= [h h0
(u)]
Dynamics of spike firing
Fig. 7
Electrical model of “spiking” neuron as defined by Hodgkin and Huxley. The model is able
to produce realistic variations of the membrane potential and the dynamics of a spike firing, e.g. in
response to an input current I(t) sent during a small time, at t < 0.
Appropriately calibrated, the Hodgkin-Huxley model has been successfully com-
pared to numerous data from biological experiments on the giant axon of the squid.
More generally, it has been shown that the Hodgkin-Huxley neuron is able to model
biophysically meaningful properties of the membrane potential, respecting the be-
haviour recordable from natural neurons: an abrupt, large increase at firing time,
followed by a short period where the neuron is unable to spike again, the absolute
Dynamics of spike firing
Hodgkin and Huxley. The model is able
nd the dynamics of a spike firing, e.g. in
at t < 0.
model has been successfully com-
nts on the giant axon of the squid.
in-Huxley neuron is able to model
brane potential, respecting the be-
upt, large increase at firing time,
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with Spiking Neuron Networks.” In: Kok, J.,
Heskes, T. (eds.) Handbook of Natural Computing.
Springer, Heidelberg (2009)