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py_neuromodulation

Analyzing neural data can be a troublesome, trial and error prone, and beginner unfriendly process. py_neuromodulation allows using a simple interface for extraction of established neurophysiological features and includes commonly applied pre -and postprocessing methods.

Only time series data with a corresponding sampling frequency are required for feature extraction.

The output will be a pandas.DataFrame including different time-resolved computed features. Internally a stream get's initialized, which resembles an online data-stream that can in theory also be be used with a hardware acquisition system.

The following features are currently included:

Find here the preprint of py_neuromodulation called "Invasive neurophysiology and whole brain connectomics for neural decoding in patients with brain implants"1.

The original intention for writing this toolbox was movement decoding from invasive brain signals2. The application however could be any neural decoding problem. py_neuromodulation offers wrappers around common practice machine learning methods for efficient analysis.

Find the documentation here http://py-neuromodulation.readthedocs.io for example usage and parametrization.

Installation

py_neuromodulation requires at least python 3.10. For installation you can use pip:

pip install py-neuromodulation

Alternatively you can also install the package in a conda environment:

conda create -n pynm-test python=3.11
conda activate pynm-test

Then install the packages listed in the `pyproject.toml`:

pip install .

Optionally the ipython kernel can be specified for the installed pynm-test conda environment:

ipython kernel install --user --name=pynm-test

Then py_neuromodulation can be imported via:

import py_neuromodulation as nm

Basic Usage

import py_neuromodulation as nm
import numpy as np

NUM_CHANNELS = 5
NUM_DATA = 10000
sfreq = 1000  # Hz
sampling_rate_features_hz = 3  # Hz

data = np.random.random([NUM_CHANNELS, NUM_DATA])

stream = nm.Stream(sfreq=sfreq, data=data, sampling_rate_features_hz=sampling_rate_features_hz)
features = stream.run()

Check the Usage and First examples for further introduction.

Contact information

For any question or suggestion please find my contact information at my GitHub profile.

References


  1. Merk, T. et al. Invasive neurophysiology and whole brain connectomics for neural decoding in patients with brain implants, https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-3212709/v1 (2023).

  2. Merk, T. et al. Electrocorticography is superior to subthalamic local field potentials for movement decoding in Parkinson’s disease. Elife 11, e75126, https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.75126 (2022).