def METHOD_NAME(self):
    nest.ResetKernel()
    nest.SetDefaults(
        "iaf_cond_alpha_mc",
        {
            "V_th": self.V_th,
            "V_reset": self.V_reset,
            "t_ref": self.t_ref,
            "g_sp": self.g_sp,
            "soma": self.soma,
            "proximal": self.proximal,
            "distal": self.distal,
        },
    )