Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2020
Abstract
A software tool for synchronization of video with signals would be of broad general use to behavioral neuro-scientists. A new program, called neurotic (NEUROscience Tool for Interactive Characterization), allows users to review and annotate signal data synchronized with video, performs simple initial analyses including signal filtering and spike detection, is easy to use, and supports a variety of file formats. The program also facilitates collaborations by using a portable specification for loading and processing data and retrieving data files from online sources. Two examples are shown in which the software is used to explore experimental datasets with extracellular nerve or muscle recordings and simultaneous video of behavior. The configuration specification for controlling how data are located, loaded, processed, and plotted is also summarized. Algorithms for spike detection and burst detection are demonstrated. This new program could be used in many applications in which behavior and signals need to be analyzed together.
Keywords
behavioral neuroscience, data sharing, open source, Python, video synchronization, visualization
Language
English
Publication Title
Eneuro
Grant
1754869
Rights
© 2020 The Author(s). This is an Open Access work distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Gill JP, Garcia S, Ting LH, Wu M, Chiel HJ. neurotic: Neuroscience Tool for Interactive Characterization. eNeuro. 2020 May 11;7(3):ENEURO.0085-20.2020. doi: 10.1523/ENEURO.0085-20.2020. PMID: 32332078; PMCID: PMC7215586.
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