diff --git a/projects/project_adaptation_fit/adaptation_fit.tex b/projects/project_adaptation_fit/adaptation_fit.tex index c3bd66c..5b9c451 100644 --- a/projects/project_adaptation_fit/adaptation_fit.tex +++ b/projects/project_adaptation_fit/adaptation_fit.tex @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ electroreceptors of the weakly electric fish \textit{Apteronotus for the PSTH. \part Estimate the adaptation time-constant for both the stimulus - on- and offset. To do this fit an exponential function + on- and offset. To do this, fit an exponential function $f_{A,\tau,y_0}(t)$ to appropriate regions of the data: \begin{equation} f_{A,\tau,y_0}(t) = A \cdot e^{-\frac{t}{\tau}} + y_0, diff --git a/projects/project_numbers/numbers.tex b/projects/project_numbers/numbers.tex index 47d51b4..9b6933c 100644 --- a/projects/project_numbers/numbers.tex +++ b/projects/project_numbers/numbers.tex @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ \documentclass[a4paper,12pt,pdftex]{exam} -\newcommand{\ptitle}{Number coding} +\newcommand{\ptitle}{Neuronal encoding of quantities} \input{../header.tex} \firstpagefooter{Supervisor: Jan Grewe}{phone: 29 74588}% {email: jan.grewe@uni-tuebingen.de} @@ -18,19 +18,25 @@ macaque prefrontal cortex (data courtesy of Prof. Nieder). The task of the monkey was to discriminate point-sets with 1 to 4 points. The first column contains the number of points shown plus one. The - remaining columns contain the spike response across 1300\,ms. During - the first 500\,ms the monkey was fixating a target. The next 800\,ms the - stimulus was shown. This was followed by 1000\,ms delay time before - the monkey was allowed to respond. + remaining columns contain the spike response across 2300\,ms. During + the first 500\,ms the monkey was fixating a target. The stimulus was + shown for the next 800\,ms. This period was followed + by 1000\,ms delay before the monkey was allowed to respond. \begin{parts} - \part Plot the data in an appropriate way. + \part Plot the data in an appropriate way (e.g. a rasterplot). \part Sort the trials according to the stimulus presented and - compute the firing rate (in Hz) in the time interval - 500-1300\,ms. Plot the firing rate in an appropriate way. + compute plot for each condition the firing rate as a function of + time. The plot should illustrate the average response and the variability of the data. + \part Extract the average firing rates for the time + intervals 0-499\,ms, 500-1299\,ms and 1300-2299\,ms. Plot them in + an appropriate way that illustrates the average and the the across + trial variability. Do these measures correlate with the stimulus + condition? Test it! \part Use an appropriate test to determine whether the firing rate - in that interval is significantly different for 1 vs. 4 points - shown. + in the interval 500-1299\,ms is statistically significantly + different for 1 vs. 4 points. Is it statistically significantly + different from the first 500\,ms period? \end{parts} \end{questions}