Extracellular neuronal microelectrode recordings can include action potentials from multiple neurons. To separate spikes from different neurons, they can be sorted according to their shape, a procedure referred to as spike-sorting. Several algorithms have been reported to solve this task. However, when clustering outcomes are unsatisfactory, most of them are difficult to adjust to achieve the desired results. We present an online spike-sorting framework that uses feature normalization and weighting to maximize the distinctiveness between different spike shapes. Furthermore, multiple criteria are applied to either facilitate or prevent cluster fusion, thereby enabling experimenters to fine-tune the sorting process. We compare our method to established unsupervised offline (Wave_Clus (WC)) and online (OSort (OS)) algorithms by examining their performance in sorting various test datasets using two different scoring systems (AMI and the Adamos metric). Furthermore, we evaluate sorting capabilities on intra-operative recordings using established quality metrics. Compared to WC and OS, our algorithm achieved comparable or higher scores on average and produced more convincing sorting results for intra-operative datasets. Thus, the presented framework is suitable for both online and offline analysis and could substantially improve the quality of microelectrode-based data evaluation for research and clinical application.

An Unsupervised Online Spike-Sorting Framework / Knieling, S.; Sriharan, K.; Belardinelli, P; Naros, G; Weiss, D; Mormann, F; Gharabaghi, A.. - In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NEURAL SYSTEMS. - ISSN 0129-0657. - 2016, 26:(2016), pp. 1550042.1-1550042.17. [10.1142/S0129065715500422]

An Unsupervised Online Spike-Sorting Framework

Belardinelli P;
2016-01-01

Abstract

Extracellular neuronal microelectrode recordings can include action potentials from multiple neurons. To separate spikes from different neurons, they can be sorted according to their shape, a procedure referred to as spike-sorting. Several algorithms have been reported to solve this task. However, when clustering outcomes are unsatisfactory, most of them are difficult to adjust to achieve the desired results. We present an online spike-sorting framework that uses feature normalization and weighting to maximize the distinctiveness between different spike shapes. Furthermore, multiple criteria are applied to either facilitate or prevent cluster fusion, thereby enabling experimenters to fine-tune the sorting process. We compare our method to established unsupervised offline (Wave_Clus (WC)) and online (OSort (OS)) algorithms by examining their performance in sorting various test datasets using two different scoring systems (AMI and the Adamos metric). Furthermore, we evaluate sorting capabilities on intra-operative recordings using established quality metrics. Compared to WC and OS, our algorithm achieved comparable or higher scores on average and produced more convincing sorting results for intra-operative datasets. Thus, the presented framework is suitable for both online and offline analysis and could substantially improve the quality of microelectrode-based data evaluation for research and clinical application.
2016
Knieling, S.; Sriharan, K.; Belardinelli, P; Naros, G; Weiss, D; Mormann, F; Gharabaghi, A.
An Unsupervised Online Spike-Sorting Framework / Knieling, S.; Sriharan, K.; Belardinelli, P; Naros, G; Weiss, D; Mormann, F; Gharabaghi, A.. - In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NEURAL SYSTEMS. - ISSN 0129-0657. - 2016, 26:(2016), pp. 1550042.1-1550042.17. [10.1142/S0129065715500422]
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