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. 2018 May 30;38(22):5153–5167. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3270-17.2018

Table 2.

Model parameters

Parameter Value
Neuron parameters
    Membrane capacitance (Cm) 250 pF
    Membrane time constant (τm) 20 ms
    Resting membrane potential (Vrest) −70 mV
    Refractory period (τref) 2 ms
    Spike threshold (Vth) −55 mV
Excitatory synapse properties
    Excitatory reversal potential 0 mV
    Excitatory time constant 1 ms
    Static unitary EPSP 0.5–4 mV @ −70 mV
    Synaptic delay 1 ms
Short-term dynamics of excitatory synapses
    Synaptic decay time constant (τpscexc) 1.5 ms
    Recovery time constant (τrecexc) 30 ms
    Facilitation time constant (τfacexc) 500 ms
    Fraction of opened calcium channels (Uexc) 0.02–0.5
    Synaptic amplitude scaling (Aexc) 1.5–337.5 (EPSP range: 0.5–4 mV)
Inhibitory synapse properties
    Inhibitory reversal potential −80 mV
    Inhibitory time constant 5 ms
    Static unitary IPSP −0.3 to −1.4 mV @ −70 mV
    Synaptic delay 2.5 ms
Short-term dynamics of inhibitory synapses
    Synaptic decay time constant (τpscinh) 1.5 ms
    Recovery time constant (τpscinh) 100 ms
    Facilitation time constant (τpscinh) 800 ms
    Fraction of opened calcium channels (τpscinh) 0.03–06
    Synaptic amplitude scaling (τpscinh) −1.667 to −150 (IPSP range: −0.3 to −1.4 mV)