Table 2.

Parameters used in the state equations governing the model and their interpretation and standard values.

Parameters	Physiological interpretation	Physical role in the model	Standard value
ρ1	Determines the steepness of the sigmoid function	Alters the sensitivity of the neuron to its membrane potential	2 mV−1
ρ2	Determines the position of the sigmoid function	Increases the excitability of the of the neuronal population	1 mV
He	Maximum excitatory post-synaptic potentials	Alters average excitatory synaptic gain	4 mV
Hi	Maximum inhibitory post-synaptic potentials	Alters average inhibitory synaptic gain	32 mV
τe	Average time constant in the excitatory feedback loop	Alters average time constant of excitatory dendritic tree	4 ms
τi	Average time constant in the inhibitory feedback loop	Alters average time constant of inhibitory dendritic tree	16 ms
γ1	Average number of synapses in the path connecting PC to ExIN	Alters the strength of coupling between PC and ExIN	128
γ2	Average number of synapses in the path connecting ExIN to PC	alters the strength of coupling between ExIN and PC	128
γ3	Average number of synapses in the path connecting PC to IbIN	Alters the strength of coupling between PC and IbIN	64
γ4	Average number of synapses in the path connecting IbIN to PC	Alters the strength of coupling between IbIN and PC	64
γ5	Average number of synapses in the self-feedback inhibitory path	Alters the strength of recurrent inhibitory gain	16
τα	Adaptation rate constant	Determines how fast the firing rate adapts	512 ms