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\section*{Reverse reconstruction of the stimulus that evoked a neuronal response.}
To analyse encoding properties of a neuron one often calculates the
To analyse the encoding properties of a neuron one often calculates the
Spike-Triggered-Average (STA). The STA is the average stimulus that
led to a spike in the neuron:
\[ STA(\tau) = \frac{1}{n} \displaystyle\sum_{i=1}^{n}{s(t_i - \tau)} \]
where $n$ is the number of spikes and $t_i$ is the time of the
$i_{th}$ spike. $\tau$ is a temporal shift relative to the spike
time. For the beginning let $\tau$ assume values in the range
$\pm50$\,ms. It can be estimated by cutting out snippets form the
stimulus centered on the respective spike time and averaging them. The
Spike-Triggered-Average can be used to reconstruct the stimulus from
the neuronal response. The reconstructed stimulus can then be compared
to the original stimulus.
$\pm50$\,ms. The STA can be estimated by cutting out snippets from the
stimulus that are centered on the respective spike time and by
subsequently averaging them. The STA can be used to reconstruct the
stimulus from the neuronal response. The reconstructed stimulus can
then be compared to the original stimulus and provides a good
impression about the features that are encoded in the neuronal
response.
\begin{questions}
\question In the accompanying data files you find the spike responses of
a p-type electroreceptor afferent (P-unit) and a pyramidal neuron
recorded in the hindbrain of the weakly electric fish
\textit{Apteronotus leptorhynchus}. The respective stimuli are
stored in separate files. The data is sampled with 20\,kHz temporal
resolution and spike times are given in seconds. Start with the
P-unit and, in the end, apply the same analyzes/functions to the
responses from the pyramidal neuron.
\question In the accompanying data files you find the spike
responses of a p-type electroreceptor afferent (P-unit) and a
pyramidal neuron recorded in the hindbrain of the weakly electric
fish \textit{Apteronotus leptorhynchus}. The respective stimuli are
stored in separate files. The neron is stimulated with an amplitude
modulation of the fish's own electric field. The stored stimulus
trace is the modulator that is applied to the field and is
dimensionless, i.e. it has not unit. The data is sampled with
20\,kHz temporal resolution and spike times are given in
seconds. Start with the P-unit and, in the end, apply the same
analyzes/functions to the responses from the pyramidal neuron.
\begin{parts}
\part Estimate the STA and plot it. What does it tell?
\part Implement a function that does the reverse reconstruction and uses the STA to reconstruct the stimulus.