From 9957d4cf946c395929dcfd4266d34ceab9862289 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Didi Hou <d.hou@outlook.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2023 05:01:55 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] update multi-area-model.ipynb

---
 multi-area-model.ipynb | 29 +++++++++++++++++++++--------
 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/multi-area-model.ipynb b/multi-area-model.ipynb
index b40d3f3..96a61e2 100644
--- a/multi-area-model.ipynb
+++ b/multi-area-model.ipynb
@@ -182,8 +182,12 @@
    "metadata": {},
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
+    "# Model parameters\n",
+    "# Model paramters are most important among all the paramters, it directly affect the model itself and thus have a great impact on the simulation results. Model paramters define the connection, input, neuron, and network charateristics of the model, and therefore fall into four categories: **Connection paramters**, **Input paramters**, **Neuron paramters**, and **Network paramters**.\n",
     "scale_down_to = 0.005 # Change it to 1. for running the fullscale network\n",
-    "cc_weights_factor = \n",
+    "# Scaling factor for cortico-cortical connections (chi) \n",
+    "# This scaling factor controls the cortico-cortical synaptic strength. If it is 1.0 then the inter-area synaptic strength is the same as the intra-areal. This factor changes the network activity from ground to metastable.\n",
+    "cc_weights_factor = 1.\n",
     "replace_non_simulated_areas = 'het_poisson_stat'\n",
     "sim_areas = "
    ]
@@ -206,13 +210,22 @@
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
     "# Connection parameters (conn_params)\n",
-    "conn_params = {'replace_non_simulated_areas': 'het_poisson_stat',\n",
-    "               'g': -11.,\n",
-    "               'K_stable': 'K_stable.npy',\n",
-    "               'fac_nu_ext_TH': 1.2,\n",
-    "               'fac_nu_ext_5E': 1.125,\n",
-    "               'fac_nu_ext_6E': 1.41666667,\n",
-    "               'av_indegree_V1': 3950.}\n",
+    "conn_params = {\n",
+    "    # # It defines how non-simulated areas will be replaced\n",
+    "    # Whether to replace non-simulated areas by Poisson sources with the same global rate rate_ext ('hom_poisson_stat') or by specific rates ('het_poisson_stat') or by time-varying specific current ('het_current_nonstat'). In the two latter cases, the data to replace the cortico-cortical input is loaded from `replace_cc_input_source`\n",
+    "    'replace_non_simulated_areas': 'het_poisson_stat', \n",
+    "\n",
+    "    'g': -11.,\n",
+    "    'K_stable': 'K_stable.npy',\n",
+    "    # Increase the external input to 2/3E and 5E in area TH\n",
+    "    'fac_nu_ext_TH': 1.2,\n",
+    "    # Increase the external Poisson indegree onto 5E\n",
+    "    'fac_nu_ext_5E': 1.125,\n",
+    "    # Increase the external Poisson indegree onto 6E\n",
+    "    'fac_nu_ext_6E': 1.41666667,\n",
+    "    # Adjust the average indegree in V1 based on monkey data\n",
+    "    'av_indegree_V1': 3950.\n",
+    "}\n",
     "\n",
     "# Input parameters (input_params)\n",
     "input_params = {'rate_ext': 10.}\n",
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