Command: sinusoidal_gamma_generator

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Name:
sinusoidal_gamma_generator - Generates sinusoidally modulated gamma
spike trains.
Description:
sinusoidal_gamma_generator generates sinusoidally modulated gamma spike
trains. By default, each target of the generator will receive a different
spike train.

The instantaneous rate of the process is given by

@f[ f(t) = rate + amplitude \sin ( 2 \pi frequency t + phase * \pi/180 ) @f]
Parameters:
The following parameters can be set in the status dictionary:
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rate spikes/s Mean firing rate,
default: 0 spikes/s
amplitude spikes/s Firing rate modulation amplitude,
default: 0 s^-1
frequency Hz Modulation frequency, default: 0 Hz
phase real Modulation phase in degree [0-360], default: 0
order real Gamma order (>= 1), default: 1
individual_spike_trains boolean See note below, default: true
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Receives:
DataLoggingRequest
Sends:
SpikeEvent
Remarks:
• The gamma generator requires 0 <= amplitude <= rate.
• The state of the generator is reset on calibration.
• The generator does not support precise spike timing.
• You can use the multimeter to sample the rate of the generator.
• The generator will create different trains if run at different
temporal resolutions.

• Individual spike trains vs single spike train:
By default, the generator sends a different spike train to each of its
targets. If /individual_spike_trains is set to false using either
SetDefaults or CopyModel before a generator node is created, the generator
will send the same spike train to all of its targets.
References:
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.. [1] Barbieri et al. (2001). Construction and analysis of non-Poisson
stimulus-response models of neural spiking activity. Journal of
Neuroscience Methods, 105:25-3.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0165-0270(00)00344-7
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Author:
Hans E Plesser, Thomas Heiberg
FirstVersion:
October 2007, May 2013
SeeAlso:
Source:
/var/www/debian/nest/nest-simulator-2.18.0/models/sinusoidal_gamma_generator.h
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