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. 2008 Jul 18;4(7):e1000123. doi: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1000123

Table 1. The Model Parameters Used for Simulations (a.u., arbitrary units).

Name Description Value Units
N Number of cells 48
nb Number of bundles 12
τ Membrane time constant 10.8 ms
νrest Resting potential −62 mV
aE(νEνrest) EPSP amplitude 4 mV
aI(νrestνI) IPSP amplitude 4 mV
νE EPSP reversal potential 0 mV
νI IPSP reversal potential −80 mV
λ̅ E Excitatory input rate 80 Hz
λ̅ I Inhibitory input rate 80 Hz
kHAP HAP, maximum amplitude 40 mV
τHAP HAP, decay time constant 12.5 Ms
kAHP AHP, maximum amplitude 40 mV
τAHP AHP, time constant 2 s
fth AHP, half-activation constant 45 a.u.
τOT Time decay of oxytocin-induced depolarization 1 s
kOT Depolarization for unitary oxytocin release 0.5 mV
Δ Time delay for oxytocin release 5 ms
TOT, max Maximum oxytocin-induced depolarization 25 mV
kp Priming rate 0.5 s−1
τr Time constant for priming 400 s
kr Fraction of dendritic stores released per spike (max) 0.045
τEC Time constant for [EC] decay 6 s
kEC Endocannabinoid increase per unit oxytocin release 0.0025 a.u.
εth [EC] threshold for synaptic attenuation 0.03 a.u.
τrel Maximum interspike interval for release 50 ms
α Fractional attenuation of synaptic input rate (max) 0.6