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Spike analysis software

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Spike analysis software

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Name:

thorns

Author:

Marek Rudnicki

Email:

marek.rudnicki@tum.de

URL:

https://github.com/mrkrd/thorns

License:

GNU General Public License v3 or later (GPLv3+)

Description

With thorns you can analyze and display spike trains generated by neurons. It can be useful for both experimental and simulation data using Python. For example, you can easily calculate peristimulus time histogram (PSTH), interspike time histogram (ISIH), vector strength (VS), entrainment and visualize action potentials with raster plot.

waves is a submodule with some useful signal processing and generation functions, e.g. generate ramped tone, amplitude modulation tone, FFT filter, set level (dB_SPL).

I developed the package during my PhD in the group of Werner Hemmert at the TUM. It is oriented towards auditory research, but it could be easily extended.

Usage

Initialize and load spike trains:

import thorns as th
from thorns.datasets import load_anf_zilany2014

spike_trains = load_anf_zilany2014()

Calculate vector strength:

th.vector_strength(spike_trains, freq=1000)

Raster plot:

th.plot_raster(spike_trains)
th.show()

Generate and plot AM tone:

import thorns.waves as wv

sound = wv.amplitude_modulated_tone(
    fs=48e3,
    fm=100,
    fc=1e3,
    m=0.7,
    duration=0.1,
)

wv.plot_signal(sound, fs=48e3)

wv.show()

Requirements

  • Python (2.7)

  • Numpy

  • Scipy

  • Pandas

  • Matplotlib

Installation

Quick install:

pip install thorns

Contributors

  • Jörg Encke

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