The aim of this workshop is to familiarize participants with fundamental analysis techniques applied to invasive primate electrophysiological data. The focus will be on analyzing single unit activity and local field potentials recorded from behaving animals. There will be morning lectures followed by related hands-on programming and analysis of electrophysiological data from monkey in the afternoon. Participants will gain deep insight into both physiological and theoretical basis of how to interpret electrophysiological data in behaving animals.
Who can attend?
Researchers, postdocs and Ph.D. students with background in neuroscience, biomedical engineering, computer science, physics and related fields are strongly encouraged to attend this comprehensive workshop. Familiarity with electrophysiological data and MATLAB programing is needed.
When and where?
The workshop will be held 30 Dec. 2017 – 1 January 2018 (9-11 Dey 1396) at the Institute for Research in Fundamental Science (IPM), Niavaran Building, Bahonar Sq., Tehran.
How much does it cost?
Registration fee is 250,000 Toomans which covers six coffee breaks and three lunches during the workshop. On-site registration will not be available.
How to apply?
Please send your CV to brain.engineering.ipm@gmail.com no later than 15 Dec 2017 (24 Azar 1396). Upon acceptance of your application, you will receive complementary information on how to proceed with registration.
Organizing committee:
Dr. Bahareh Taghizadeh, Dr. Amin Mirzaei, Saeed Karimimehr, Erfan Zabeh,
Dr. Ali Ghazizadeh, Dr. Reza Lashgari
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| Analysis of spiking activity (Theory and exercise) | |
| Signal acquisition (spike sorting) | |
| Firing rate and PSTH | |
| Tuning curve | |
| Population vector | |
| Noise correlation | |
| Signal correlation | |
| Reverse correlation | |
| Analysis of LFP signal (Theory and exercise) | |
| Computing LFP power spectral density using the Welch’s method | |
| Zero-phase filtering of LFP signal | |
| Hilbert transform to extract phase and envelope of the filtered LFP | |
| Simultaneous analysis of spike and LFP (Theory and exercise) | |
| LFP-LFP coherence | |
| Spike-Field coherence | |
| Phase locking value of the spike activity | |
| Closing lecture | |
| LFP response properties in area V1 | |