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PyNEST Microcircuit: Stimulus Parameters
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A dictionary with parameters for an optional external transient stimulation.
Thalamic input and DC input can be switched on individually.

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    import numpy as np

    stim_dict = {
        # optional thalamic input
        # turn thalamic input on or off (True or False)
        'thalamic_input': False,
        # start of the thalamic input (in ms)
        'th_start': 700.0,
        # duration of the thalamic input (in ms)
        'th_duration': 10.0,
        # rate of the thalamic input (in spikes/s)
        'th_rate': 120.0,
        # number of thalamic neurons
        'num_th_neurons': 902,
        # connection probabilities of the thalamus to the different populations
        # (same order as in 'populations' in 'net_dict')
        'conn_probs_th':
            np.array([0.0, 0.0, 0.0983, 0.0619, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0512, 0.0196]),
        # mean amplitude of the thalamic postsynaptic potential (in mV),
        # standard deviation will be taken from 'net_dict'
        'PSP_th': 0.15,
        # mean delay of the thalamic input (in ms)
        'delay_th_mean': 1.5,
        # relative standard deviation of the thalamic delay (in ms)
        'delay_th_rel_std': 0.5,

        # optional DC input
        # turn DC input on or off (True or False)
        'dc_input': False,
        # start of the DC input (in ms)
        'dc_start': 650.0,
        # duration of the DC input (in ms)
        'dc_dur': 100.0,
        # amplitude of the DC input (in pA); final amplitude is population-specific
        # and will be obtained by multiplication with 'K_ext'
        'dc_amp': 0.3}


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