Table 1 Symbol definitions for the cortical model

Λ _e,b

Inverse-length scale for e→b axonal connection

v

Axonal conduction speed

$Q_{e,i}^{\text{max}}$

Maximum firing rate

θ _e,i

Sigmoid threshold voltage

σ _e,i

Standard deviation for threshold

C

Constant

$N_{\mathit{\text{eb}}}^{\alpha }$

Long-range e → b axonal connectivity

$N_{\mathit{\text{eb}},\mathit{\text{ib}}}^{\beta }$

Local e → b, i → b axonal connectivity

γ _e

Excitatory rate-constant

γ _i

Inhibitory rate-constant

$〈{\varphi }_{\mathit{\text{eb}}}^{\text{sc}}〉$

e→b tonic flux entering from subcortex

τ _e,i

Neuron time constant

$V_{e,i}^{\text{rev}}$

Reversal potential at dendrite

$V_{e,i}^{\text{rest}}$

Neuron resting potential

$\mathrm{\Delta }{V}_{e,i}^{\text{rest}}$

Offset to resting potential

ρ _e

Excitatory synaptic gain

ρ _i

Inhibitory synaptic gain

D ₂

i ↔ i gap-junction diffusive coupling strength

D ₁

e ↔ e gap-junction diffusive coupling strength