Detection of directional interactions between neurons from spike trains

An important problem in neuroscience is the assessment of the connectivity between neurons from their spike trains. One recent approach developed for the detection of directional couplings between dynamics based on recorded point processes is the nonlinear interdependence measure L. In this thesis w...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Malvestio, Irene
Tipo de recurso: tesis doctoral
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Institución:CBUC, CESCA
Repositorio:TDR. Tesis Doctorales en Red
OAI Identifier:oai:www.tdx.cat:10803/666226
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10803/666226
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Spike trains
Connectivity
Nonlinear time series analysis
Generalized synchronization
Hindmarsh-Rose neurons
Coupled oscillators
Epilepsy
Neuronal single-unit recordings
Trens d’impulsos
Connectivitat
Anàlisi de sèries temporals no lineals
Sincronització generalitzada
Neurones Hindmarsh-Rose
Oscilladors acoblats
Epilèpsia
Gravacions neuronals d’unitat única
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Sumario:An important problem in neuroscience is the assessment of the connectivity between neurons from their spike trains. One recent approach developed for the detection of directional couplings between dynamics based on recorded point processes is the nonlinear interdependence measure L. In this thesis we first use the Hindmarsh-Rose model system to test L in the presence of noise and for different spiking regimes of the dynamics. We then compare the performance of L against the linear cross-correlogram and two spike train distances. Finally, we apply all measures to neuronal spiking data from an intracranial whole-night recording of a patient with epilepsy. When applied to simulated data, L proves to be versatile, robust and more sensitive than the linear measures. Instead, in the real data the linear measures find more connections than L, in particular for neurons in the same brain region and during slow wave sleep.