Comparing Open-Source Toolboxes for Processing and Analysis of Spike and Local Field Potentials Data

Valentina A. Unakafova, Alexander Gail
2019 Frontiers in Neuroinformatics  
Analysis of spike and local field potential (LFP) data is an essential part of neuroscientific research. Today there exist many open-source toolboxes for spike and LFP data analysis implementing various functionality. Here we aim to provide a practical guidance for neuroscientists in the choice of an open-source toolbox best satisfying their needs. We overview major open-source toolboxes for spike and LFP data analysis as well as toolboxes with tools for connectivity analysis, dimensionality
more » ... uction and generalized linear modeling. We focus on comparing toolboxes functionality, statistical and visualization tools, documentation and support quality. To give a better insight, we compare and illustrate functionality of the toolboxes on open-access dataset or simulated data and make corresponding MATLAB scripts publicly available.
doi:10.3389/fninf.2019.00057 pmid:31417389 pmcid:PMC6682703 fatcat:jcxyri24hjgjta3hvhe3ytb72e