(These files last updated on 4/13/94 (JSO))

This is the brief overview of the neural-network spike discrimination software contained in this directory:

There are two main programs, TRAIN and SORT. These both have .com files to be used for compiling/linking them. Train is the first program to run. This program reads in a block of data, plots it on the screen, and lets the user set a trigger level. It then analyzes the data using two different rho parameter values, and lets the user decide how many clusters of spikes there are. It saves this information in a text file, 'TRAIN.TXT'.

The next program to run is SORT. It reads the information in 'TRAIN.TXT', reads in a block of data, analyzes it, and saves the spike time/cluster information in a text file, 'RESULTS.TXT'. When interfaced to an a/d converter, this program would run during the actual data collection period, after only running the TRAIN program once, to set up the parameters.

I have included two different data files, W1.DAT and W8.DAT. These are simply text files. The TRAIN and SORT programs are set to read the W1.DAT data file. You will have to change the data file name in both of these programs and re-compile in order to read W8.DAT.

This software has been tested on a VAXstation using VMS version 5.5 and requires DEC GKS V4.2 or later.

Please direct questions to: Oghalai@physiology.wisc.edu

   TRAIN.COM         The build (command) file for TRAIN
   TRAIN.FOR         The Fortran source file for TRAIN
   TRAIN.EXE         The program executable (for VAX/VMS)
   TRAIN.TXT         The output (results) file for TRAIN

   SORT.COM          The build (command) file for SORT
   SORT.FOR          The Fortran source file for SORT
   SORT.EXE          The program executable (for VAX/VMS)
   RESULTS.TXT       The output (results) file for SORT

   ART2.C            Functions needed by SORT and TRAIN
   NICK.H            Header file needed by SORT and TRAIN
   RK4D.C            Functions needed by SORT and TRAIN
   STD_FUN.C         Functions needed by SORT and TRAIN

   W1.DAT            Sample input for SORT and TRAIN
   W8.DAT            Sample input for SORT and TRAIN