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. 2013 Sep 18;33(38):15171–15183. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2063-13.2013

Table 1.

DCM parameter priors including the observation model, neuronal model, and experimental effects

Parameters Prior
Interpretation
Mean (π) Variance (σ)
Observation model
    αu 0 1/16 Exogenous white input
    αs 0 1/16 Channel white noise
    βu 0 1/16 Exogenous pink input
    βs 0 1/16 Channel pink noise
    ϴ 1 1 Lead-field gain
    [Deep, super, stellate] [0.2, 0.8, 0.2] [1/16] [Subpopulation contributions]
Neuronal sources
    1/κ1 2 ms 1/16 Time constant (s.s.)
    1/κ2 2 ms 1/16 Time constant (s.p.)
    1/κ3 16 ms 1/16 Time constant (i.i.)
    1/κ4 28 ms 1/16 Time constant (d.p.)
    γ1 4 1/16 Intrinsic connection (s.s. to >s.s.)
    γ2 4 1/16 Intrinsic connection (s.p. to >s.s.)
    γ3 4 1/16 Intrinsic connection (i.i. to >s.s.)
    γ4 4 1/16 Intrinsic connection (i.i. to >i.i.)
    γ5 4 1/16 Intrinsic connection (s.s. to >i.i.)
    γ6 2 1/16 Intrinsic connection (d.p. to >i.i.)
    γ7 4 1/16 Intrinsic connection (s.p. to >s.p.)
    γ8 4 1/16 Intrinsic connection (s.s. to >s.p.)
    γ9 2 1/16 Intrinsic connection (i.i. to >d.p.)
    γ10 1 1/16 Intrinsic connection (d.p. to >d.p.)
    D 1 ms 1/16 Laminar delay
Experimental design
    β1 0 1/8 Modulation of γ1
    β2 0 1/8 Modulation of γ7
    β3 0 1/8 Modulation of γ4
    β4 0 1/8 Modulation of γ10

s.s., Spiny stellate; s.p., superficial pyramidal; i.i., inhibitory interneuron; d.p., deep pyramidal.