Duplicate Detection of Spike Events: A Relevant Problem in Human Single-Unit Recordings

• Published in: Brain sciences Vol. 11; no. 6; p. 761
• Main Authors: Dehnen, Gert, Kehl, Marcel S., Darcher, Alana, Müller, Tamara T., Macke, Jakob H., Borger, Valeri, Surges, Rainer, Mormann, Florian
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 08.06.2021; MDPI
• Subjects: Algorithms; artifact removal; Automation; Cognition; Datasets; Electrodes; human single-unit recordings; Medical instruments; Medical research; Physiology; Signal to noise ratio; spike sorting; Unit activity; Wire

Single-unit recordings in the brain of behaving human subjects provide a unique opportunity to advance our understanding of neural mechanisms of cognition. These recordings are exclusively performed in medical centers during diagnostic or therapeutic procedures. The presence of medical instruments a...