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. 2013 Apr 10;110(1):257–268. doi: 10.1152/jn.00993.2012

Table 5.

Optimized NEURON model parameters

Parameter Isopotential Ball and Stick
Esr −58 mV −60 mV
V −43 mV −12.3 mV
k 16.8 mV 22.1 mV
m0 0.09 (unitless) 0.03 (unitless)
Eleak −68 mV −68 mV
Soma ḡsr 0.24 mS/cm2 0.63 mS/cm2
Soma ḡleak 0.04 mS/cm2 0.04 mS/cm2
Soma cm 5 μF/cm2 15.25 μF/cm2
Soma dimensions 50 μm long, 1,000-μm diameter 50 μm long, 50-μm diameter
Cable ḡleak 0.5 mS/cm2
Cable cm 5 μF/cm2
Cable dimensions 200 μm long, 10-μm diameter
Distal ḡsr 0.8 mS/cm2
Distal ḡleak 0.015 mS/cm2
Distal cm 5 μF/cm2
Distal dimensions 50 μm long, 1,000-μm diameter

See materials and methods for model equations. Axial resistance (Ra) = 35.4 Ω cm in both models.