I'm new to NEURON and have a (naive) question regarding a topic which was raised in 2005: viewtopic.php?f=13&t=646
If I want to couple two sections and specify the conductance between them, one way to do so would be to include an artificial section in between (as suggested by Ted):
Now if I do that, how does NEURON handle this artificial compartment without any channels, does it include it into the cable equations as a diff. equation or is it simply treated as a resistance?ted
There are at least two ways to insert a resitance between two sections. One
is to put a third section in between the other two, being careful to make the
dimensions and Ra of the intermediate section such that the desired
resistance is obtained; be sure to set that section's cm to 1e-9.
Thank you!