Analysis of Neural Data
Woods Hole, Massachusetts
18 August -- 31 August 1997
Last updated 28 August 1997
We present here some of the results of the workshop. While these
topics should be in place by the end of September, we will continue
to update this list and to encourage submissions both
by workshop participants and by others in the field.
Spike Sorting
Extracellular electrodes typically record electrical signals from
several neurons simultaneously. One would like to discriminate these
combined signals through statistical means using amplitude, wave-forms,
timing,
and, in the case of multiple connected electrodes (as in a tetrode)
spatial distributions. Maneesh Sahani presented an outline of some
of these methods for the lunch meeting on 8/27.
The California Institute of Technology maintains a
list of spike-sorting resources
and frequently-asked questions.
In 1992, Paul Ginsparg at Los Alamos started an electronic preprint
server. Originally covering primarily theoretical particle physics,
the database has expanded to include other areas of physics, non-linear
science, mathematics, and now cellular and systems neural science.
Authors can submit papers, algorithms, programs, and data to the
archive for wide, rapid, and convenient distribution.