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StdpC: a modern dynamic clamp.

Thomas Nowotny1, Attila Szucs, Reynaldo D Pinto

  • 1Institute for Nonlinear Science, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0402, USA. tnowotny@ucsd.edu

Journal of Neuroscience Methods
|July 19, 2006
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The enhanced StdpC dynamic clamp software offers new features for electrophysiology research. It enables advanced experiments, advancing the dynamic clamp into a universal research tool.

Area of Science:

  • Computational Neuroscience
  • Electrophysiology

Background:

  • Advancements in computer technology enable novel applications for dynamic clamp techniques.
  • The popular Dynclamp 2/4 package offered ease of use and installation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Introduce new features of the StdpC dynamic clamp software.
  • Demonstrate the expanded capabilities of dynamic clamp for novel research applications.

Main Methods:

  • Developed StdpC software with features including a waveform generator, programmable Hodgkin-Huxley conductances, learning synapses, graphic displays, and scripting.
  • Applied StdpC in three experimental examples: voltage-clamping an RC circuit model, coupling a spike generator to a central pattern generator, and analyzing spike-timing-dependent plasticity (STDP).

Main Results:

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  • Successfully voltage-clamped a model cell using StdpC to generate voltage-dependent currents.
  • Dissected neuronal interactions in a central pattern generator, revealing information transfer via intraburst spike patterns.
  • Demonstrated STDP's significant enhancement of post-synaptic neuron entrainment by periodic spike trains.

Conclusions:

  • The StdpC dynamic clamp software expands research possibilities beyond artificial synapses or conductances.
  • Modern dynamic clamp software like StdpC is evolving into a universal research tool for electrophysiology.