Table 1 Values were used as given in this table, unless stated otherwise.

From: Memory consolidation and improvement by synaptic tagging and capture in recurrent neural networks

Parameters for neuron and static network dynamics

Symbol

Value

Description

Refs.

Δt

0.2 ms

Duration of one time step for numerical computation

 

τmem

10 ms

Membrane time constant

92,96

τsyn

5 ms

Synaptic time constant, also for external background current

92,96,99

tax,delay

3 ms

Axonal spike delay

92,100

tref

2 ms

Duration of the refractory period

96,101

R

10 MΩ

Membrane resistance

96

Vrev

−65 mV

Reversal (equilibrium) potential

96

Vreset

−70 mV

Reset potential

96

Vth

−55 mV

Threshold potential to be crossed for spiking

96

σwn

0.05 nA s1/2

Standard deviation for Gaussian noise in external background current

 

I0

0.15 nA

Mean of the external background current

 

Ne

1600

Number of neurons in the excitatory population

 

Ni

400

Number of neurons in the inhibitory population

 

pc

0.1

Probability of a connection existing between two neurons

48

h0

0.420075 nC

Initial excitatory → excitatory coupling strength

15

wei

2h0

Excitatory → inhibitory coupling strength

 

\({w}_{{\rm{stim}}}\)

h0

Coupling strength of synapses from putative input neurons

 

\({N}_{{\rm{stim}}}\)

25

Number of putative input neurons for stimulation

 

\({f}_{{\rm{stim}}}\)

100 Hz

Frequency of learning/recall stimulation from putative input neurons

15,51

r

0.5

Fraction of assembly neurons that are stimulated to trigger recall