Quick Start
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When you start PhysioFriend, you will see a
blank screen. The simulation will be running and you will be monitoring
a Photoreceptor. You won't hear anything
because the photoreceptor is a graded cell ,
not a spiking cell, but you can observe the
response of the photoreceptor on the activity bar on the right.
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To select different
cells, use the Cell menu or the combo box at the top of the tangent
screen.
- At any time you can switch between simulating luminance or color selective
cells
from the
Simulation menu.
- Get help on the keyboard
shortcuts , or find the shortcut keys in the menus.
- If the cell is a spiking cell , you will hear its
spikes and you can see the spike rate on the
activity meter. If the cell is a graded cell
you will
only see the response on the activity meter.
- To select the stimulus you want to use, use the Stimulus menu.
- To view the photoreceptor locations, select View.../Photoreceptors
- Explore the menus and try the popup menu on the
tangent screen by right
clicking.
