From 21c1de04776ff06f317d57d39951c3c78d92c63c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jan Grewe <jan.grewe@g-node.org>
Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2018 21:10:02 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] some fixes to firing rate exercise

---
 spike_trains/exercises/psth.tex | 20 +++++++++-----------
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/spike_trains/exercises/psth.tex b/spike_trains/exercises/psth.tex
index 2722e9e..a4c3804 100644
--- a/spike_trains/exercises/psth.tex
+++ b/spike_trains/exercises/psth.tex
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 %%%%% text size %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
 \usepackage[left=20mm,right=20mm,top=25mm,bottom=25mm]{geometry}
 \pagestyle{headandfoot} \header{{\bfseries\large Exercise
-    }}{{\bfseries\large Time-dependent firing rate}}{{\bfseries\large December, 12, 2017}}
+    }}{{\bfseries\large Time-dependent firing rate}}{{\bfseries\large December, 04, 2018}}
 \firstpagefooter{Dr. Jan Grewe}{Phone: 29 74588}{Email:
   jan.grewe@uni-tuebingen.de} \runningfooter{}{\thepage}{}
 
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
   interspike interval). Use the \code{lifoustim.mat}. The dataset
   contains three variables. 1st the spike times in different trials,
   2nd the stimulus, and 3rd the temporal resolution. The total
-  duration of each trial amounts to 30 seconds.
+  duration of each trial is 30 seconds.
 
   \begin{parts}
     \part{} Write a function that takes three arguments: the spike
@@ -52,10 +52,8 @@
     \part{} Write a script that applies the above function to estimate
     the firing rate of each trial. Plot a single individual responses
     and the average response as a function of time into the same plot.
-    \part{} Extend your program that it saves the figure in a format
-    according to the rules given by the \textit{Journal of
-      Neuroscience}. This relates to the figure size and the
-    fontsizes.
+    \part{} Extend your program that it saves the figure with the width of 8.5\,cm using a fontsize of 10\,pt for labels.
+    See Chapter 3 in the script, or browse the Matlab help for information.
     \part{} Store the figure in pdf format.
   \end{parts}
 
@@ -63,14 +61,14 @@
 
   \question{} Extend your script that it also plots the interspike
   interval histogram and the distribution of spike counts into
-  separate figures. Save the figures to file using the pdf format.
+  separate figures. Save the figures to file using the pdf format. You may also choose to use subplots instead of individual figures.
 
-  \question{} Some trials are different from the others.
+  \question{} Some trials are different than the others.
   \begin{parts}
     \part{} Use the rasterplot to identify them. In which sense
-    are they different from the others? Save the rasterplot in pdf
-    format.
-    \part{} Identify those trial in which the total spike count
+    are they different? Save the rasterplot in pdf
+    format. Use the same size as above and make sure it is properly labeled.
+    \part{} Identify the trials in which the spike count
     deviates more than $2\sigma$ from the average.
   \end{parts}
 \end{questions}