Table 1.

Parameters of conductance-based neural field and mass models.

Parameter	Physiological interpretation	Value
gL	Leakage conductance	1
α13, α23, α31, α32	Amplitude of intrinsic connectivity kernels	(1/10, 1, 1/2, 1)*3/10 (field) 1/2, 1, 1/2, 1 (mass)
cij	Intrinsic connectivity decay constant	1 (mm−1)
vL, vE, vI	Reversal potential	−70, 60, −90 (mV)
vR	Threshold potential	−40 (mV)
C	Membrane capacitance	8 (pFnS−1)
s	Conduction speed	0.3 m/s
λ, λ˜	Post-synaptic rate constants	1/4, 1/16 (ms−1)
ℓ	Radius of cortical patch	7 (mm)