title: Detection of synchrony in the discharge of a population of neurons. II. Implementation and sensitivity of a synchronization index.
abstract: This report describes the use of a synchronization index (Is; Hamm et al., 1985a) and its sensitivity to various forms and degrees of synchrony between spike trains. The dependence of the Is on signal-to-noise ratio, the number of synchronized spike trains and their degree of synchrony is shown in analog and digital simulations. These simulations and a comparison with peristimulus time histograms under conditions of induced synchrony reveal that the Is is a sensitive measure of synchronization in a population of spike trains.
authors.forename: D D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Roscoe
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Hamm
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Reinking
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Stuart
mesh_terms: D000344:Afferent Pathways / Q000502:physiology; D000818:Animals; D001369:Axons / Q000502:physiology; D002415:Cats; D005071:Evoked Potentials; D005727:Ganglia, Spinal / Q000502:physiology; D009132:Muscles / Q000294:innervation*; D009469:Neuromuscular Junction / Q000502:physiology*; D012026:Reflex, Stretch; D009435:Synaptic Transmission