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# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""
Example plot for LFPy: Single-synapse contribution to the potential through head

Copyright (C) 2017 Computational Neuroscience Group, NMBU.

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"""
import LFPy
import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
from os.path import join

# four-sphere properties
radii = [79000., 80000., 85000., 90000.]
radii_name = ["Brain", "CSF", "Skull", "Scalp"]
sigmas = [0.3, 1.5, 0.015, 0.3]
rad_tol = 1e-2
somapos = np.array([0., 0., 78750.])

xlim = [-1000, 1000]
ylim = [radii[0]-500, radii[1] + 500]

# cell with simplified morphology
cellParameters = {
    'morphology' : join("morphologies", 'example_morphology.hoc'),
    'tstart' : 0.,
    'tstop' : 5.,
    'dt' : 2**-4,
    'v_init' : -65,
    'cm' : 1.,
    'Ra' : 150.,
    'passive' : True,
    'passive_parameters' : {'g_pas' : 1./3E4, 'e_pas' : -65.},
    'pt3d' : True,
}

cell = LFPy.Cell(**cellParameters)
synidx = cell.get_closest_idx(z=200)

synapseParameters = {
    'idx' : synidx,
    'e' : 0,                                # reversal potential
    'syntype' : 'Exp2Syn',                   # synapse type
    'tau1' : 0.1,                              # syn. rise time constant
    'tau2' : 1.,                              # syn. decay time constant
    'weight' : 0.002,                        # syn. weight
    'record_current' : True                 # syn. current record
}
synapse = LFPy.Synapse(cell, **synapseParameters)
synapse.set_spike_times(np.array([1.]))
cell.set_pos(z=somapos[2])
cell.simulate(rec_imem=True, rec_vmem=True, rec_current_dipole_moment=True)

# Setting up recording positions
elec_z = np.array([radii[0],
                  (radii[0] + radii[1]) / 2,
                   radii[1],
                   radii[1] + 500])

elec_x = np.zeros(elec_z.shape)
elec_y = np.zeros(elec_x.shape)
eeg_coords = np.array([elec_x.flatten(), elec_y.flatten(), elec_z.flatten()]).T

MD_4s = LFPy.FourSphereVolumeConductor(radii, sigmas, eeg_coords)
phi = MD_4s.calc_potential_from_multi_dipoles(cell) * 1e6  # from mV to nV

# Plotting results
plt.close('all')
fig = plt.figure(figsize=[8, 10])
fig.subplots_adjust(left=0.02, hspace=0.5, right=0.98, top=0.95)

ax = fig.add_subplot(111, aspect=1, frameon=False, xlim=xlim, ylim=ylim,
                     xticks=[], yticks=[])

# Plotting cell
for sec in LFPy.cell.neuron.h.allsec():
    idx = cell.get_idx(sec.name())
    l_cell, = ax.plot(np.r_[cell.xstart[idx], cell.xend[idx][-1]],
            np.r_[cell.zstart[idx], cell.zend[idx][-1]],
            color='r', zorder=3, lw=np.sqrt(np.average(cell.diam[idx])))

l_syn, = ax.plot(cell.xmid[synapseParameters['idx']],
                 cell.zmid[synapseParameters['idx']],
                 '*', c='orange', zorder=5)

# Plotting the layers of the head model
max_angle = np.abs(np.rad2deg(np.arcsin(xlim[0] / ylim[0])))
plot_angle = np.linspace(-max_angle, max_angle, 100)
for b_idx in range(len(radii)):
    x_ = radii[b_idx] * np.sin(np.deg2rad(plot_angle))
    z_ = radii[b_idx] * np.cos(np.deg2rad(plot_angle))
    l_curved, = ax.plot(x_, z_, ':', c="gray")

ax.text(xlim[0], radii[0] - 70, "Brain", va="top", ha="left", color="k")
ax.text(xlim[0], radii[0] + 70, "CSF", va="top", ha="left", color="k")
ax.text(xlim[0], radii[1] + 70, "Skull", va="top", ha="left", color="k")

ax.plot([-700, -200], [radii[0]-300, radii[0]-300], 'k', lw=2)
ax.text(-550, radii[0]-290, "500 $\mu$m")

# Plotting the potential at different positions
y_norm = 200
x_norm = 500
elec_clr = lambda elec_idx: plt.cm.viridis(elec_idx / (len(elec_z) - 1))
for elec_idx in range(len(elec_z)):
    l_elec, = ax.plot(elec_x[elec_idx], elec_z[elec_idx],
                      'o', c=elec_clr(elec_idx), clip_on=False)
    y_ = phi[elec_idx, :]
    norm_const = np.max(np.abs(y_))
    y_ = y_ * y_norm / norm_const + elec_z[elec_idx]
    x_ = cell.tvec / cell.tvec[-1] * x_norm + elec_x[elec_idx]
    ax.plot(x_, y_, c=elec_clr(elec_idx), clip_on=False)
    ax.plot([x_[-1] + 200, x_[-1] + 200],
            [elec_z[elec_idx], elec_z[elec_idx] - y_norm], c='k')
    scale_text = "{:2.1f} nV".format(norm_const)
    ax.text(x_[-1] + 250, elec_z[elec_idx] - y_norm / 2, scale_text)

ax.plot([x_[0], x_[-1]],
        [elec_z[1] - y_norm*1.1, elec_z[1] - y_norm*1.1],
        c='k', clip_on=False, lw=2)
ax.text((x_[0] + x_[-1])/2, elec_z[1] - y_norm * 1.2,
        "{} ms".format(cell.tvec[-1]),
        va="top", ha="center", clip_on=False)

ax_inset = fig.add_axes([0.7, 0.05, 0.25, 0.15], title="Synaptic current",
                        ylabel="nA", xlabel="Time (ms)")
l_isyn, = ax_inset.plot(cell.tvec, synapse.i, c='orange')

ax.legend([l_cell, l_curved, l_syn, l_isyn, l_elec],
          ["Cell", "Four-sphere boundary", "Synapse",
           "Synaptic current", "Electrode"],
          ncol=1, loc=(0.01, -0.1), frameon=False)

plt.savefig(join('example_potential_through_head.pdf'))
plt.show()