Table 1 Table of model parameters and their interpretations

w

Connection strengths

u, b²

μ, Ω

s_nk

Presynaptic spike

–

λ_nk

\({\phi }_{n}^{0},\,{\phi }_{n}^{1}\)

Presynaptic sigmoid coefficients

v, L

ν_n, Σ_n

σ²

Observation noise variance

t_sh, t_ra

θ_sh, θ_ra

z_k

Spontaneous synaptic current

y_k

Observed response (integral of the PSC)

I_nk

Laser power applied to neuron n on trial k

N (n)

Number of neurons (neuron index)

K (k)

Number of trials (trial index)

f

Sigmoid function