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some fixes to firing rate exercise

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\usepackage[left=20mm,right=20mm,top=25mm,bottom=25mm]{geometry} \usepackage[left=20mm,right=20mm,top=25mm,bottom=25mm]{geometry}
\pagestyle{headandfoot} \header{{\bfseries\large Exercise \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: \firstpagefooter{Dr. Jan Grewe}{Phone: 29 74588}{Email:
jan.grewe@uni-tuebingen.de} \runningfooter{}{\thepage}{} jan.grewe@uni-tuebingen.de} \runningfooter{}{\thepage}{}
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interspike interval). Use the \code{lifoustim.mat}. The dataset interspike interval). Use the \code{lifoustim.mat}. The dataset
contains three variables. 1st the spike times in different trials, contains three variables. 1st the spike times in different trials,
2nd the stimulus, and 3rd the temporal resolution. The total 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} \begin{parts}
\part{} Write a function that takes three arguments: the spike \part{} Write a function that takes three arguments: the spike
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\part{} Write a script that applies the above function to estimate \part{} Write a script that applies the above function to estimate
the firing rate of each trial. Plot a single individual responses the firing rate of each trial. Plot a single individual responses
and the average response as a function of time into the same plot. 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 \part{} Extend your program that it saves the figure with the width of 8.5\,cm using a fontsize of 10\,pt for labels.
according to the rules given by the \textit{Journal of See Chapter 3 in the script, or browse the Matlab help for information.
Neuroscience}. This relates to the figure size and the
fontsizes.
\part{} Store the figure in pdf format. \part{} Store the figure in pdf format.
\end{parts} \end{parts}
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\question{} Extend your script that it also plots the interspike \question{} Extend your script that it also plots the interspike
interval histogram and the distribution of spike counts into 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} \begin{parts}
\part{} Use the rasterplot to identify them. In which sense \part{} Use the rasterplot to identify them. In which sense
are they different from the others? Save the rasterplot in pdf are they different? Save the rasterplot in pdf
format. format. Use the same size as above and make sure it is properly labeled.
\part{} Identify those trial in which the total spike count \part{} Identify the trials in which the spike count
deviates more than $2\sigma$ from the average. deviates more than $2\sigma$ from the average.
\end{parts} \end{parts}
\end{questions} \end{questions}