<i>A</i>. The general large-scale connectivity of the thalamo-cortical model is shown across the nodes.

<p>The model comprises the three network nodes (cortex, reticular nucleus and thalamus) known to be major processing units of the visual system. The model accounts for inhibitory and excitatory connections (here, red is inhibitory, green is excitatory) and their directionality as well as anatomical distances. <b><i>B</i>.</b> The intrinsic connectivity across the 3 modes of the SJ3D within a single node is shown (with <i>ξ</i> being the main state variable for excitatory activity and <i>α</i> for inhibitory activity).