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Studies of synchrony in the nervous system have revealed circuits specialized for the encoding and processing of temporal information. Periodic signals are generally coded by phase-locked action potentials and often processed in a dedicated pathway in parallel with other stimulus variables. We discuss circular statistics and current data analysis tools to quantify phase locking such as vector strength.
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Ashida, G., Wagner, H., Carr, C.E. (2010). Processing of Phase-Locked Spikes and Periodic Signals. In: Grün, S., Rotter, S. (eds) Analysis of Parallel Spike Trains. Springer Series in Computational Neuroscience, vol 7. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-5675-0_4
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