Table 3 Definition of the system parameters.

From: FNS allows efficient event-driven spiking neural network simulations based on a neuron model supporting spike latency

Module

Components

Name

Generator module

\(n_{ext P}\)

Number of Poisson spike train external neurons

\(t_{start P}\)

Poisson input onset

\(t_{end P}\)

Poisson input offset

\(r_P\)

Firing rate

\(\delta t_P\)

Delta

\(A_P\)

Poisson input amplitude

\(n_{ext \, c}\)

Number of constant spike train external neurons

\(t_{start{\,c}}\)

Constant input onset

\(t_{end\,c}\)

Constant input offset

\(int_{\,c}\)

Interspike interval

\(A_{\,c}\)

Cnstant input amplitude

\(t_{ss 1}, t_{ss 2}, ...\)

Input stream spike timings

\(n_{ss 1}, n_{ss 2}, ...\)

Related neuron numbers

\(A_{ss}\)

Stream input amplitude

Neuroanatomical node module

n

Number of neurons

p

Rewiring probability

k

Mean degree

R

Excitatory ratio

\(A_{exc}\)

Exc. pre-synaptic amplitude

\(A_{inh}\)

Inh. pre-synaptic amplitude

\(\mu _{_w, exc}\)

Intra-node exc. post-synaptic weight distr.mean (Gaussian)

\(\mu _{_w, inh}\)

Intra-node inh. post-synaptic weight distr.mean (Gaussian)

\(\sigma _{_w, exc}\)

Intra-node exc. post-synaptic weight distr.st.dev. (Gaussian)

\(\sigma _{_w, inh}\)

Intra-node inh. post-synaptic weight distr.st.dev. (Gaussian)

a

Latency curve center distance

b

Latency curve x-axis intersection

c

Threshold constant

\(D_{exc}\)

Decay parameter (excitatory)

\(D_{inh}\)

Decay parameter (inhibitory)

\(t_{arp}\)

Absolute refractory period

\(N_b\)

Burst cardinality

IBI

Inter-burst interval

\(N_{e}\)

Number of connections (edge cardinality)

\(\mu _{\omega }\)

Inter-node post-synaptic weight distr.mean (Gaussian)

\(\sigma _{\omega }\)

Inter-node post-synaptic weight distr.st.dev. (Gaussian)

\(\mu _{\lambda }\)

Inter-node length distr.mean (gamma)

\(\alpha _{\lambda }\)

Inter-node length distr.shape (gamma)

\(t_{E}\)

Inter-node sender-receiver type

\(\tau _{+}\)

LTP time constant

\(\tau _{-}\)

LTD time constant

\(\eta _{+}\)

LTP learning constant

\(\eta _{-}\)

LTD learning constant

TO

STDP timeout constant

\(W_{max}\)

Maximum weight

v

Global conduction speed

\(t_{stop}\)

Simulation stop time

\(S_b\)

Serialization buffer

\(N_m\)

Neuron model

\(U_t\)

Underthreshold type

Output module

\(NOI_1, NOI_2, ...\)

List of NOIs

\(n_{F}\)

Pre-synaptic neuron number (if firing event)

\(N_{F}\)

Pre-synaptic node number (if firing event)

\(t_F\)

Firing event time (if firing event)

\(n_{B}\)

Post-synaptic neuron number (if burning event)

\(N_{B}\)

Post-synaptic node number (if burning event)

\(t_B\)

Pulse arrival time (if burning event)

\(W_{B}\)

Synaptic weight (if burning event)