Element Array Electrophysiology

This Element features DataJoint schemas for analyzing extracellular array electrophysiology data acquired with Neuropixels probes and spike sorted using Kilosort spike sorter. Each Element is a modular pipeline for data storage and processing with corresponding database tables that can be combined with other Elements to assemble a fully functional pipeline.

The Element is comprised of probe and ephys schemas. Several ephys schemas are developed to handle various use cases of this pipeline and workflow:

• ephys_acute: A probe is inserted into a new location during each session.

• ephys_chronic: A probe is inserted once and used to record across multiple sessions.

• ephys_precluster: A probe is inserted into a new location during each session. Pre-clustering steps are performed on the data from each probe prior to Kilosort analysis.

• ephys_no_curation: A probe is inserted into a new location during each session and Kilosort-triggered clustering is performed without the option to manually curate the results.

Visit the Concepts page for more information about the use cases of ephys schemas and an explanation of the tables. To get started with building your own data pipeline, visit the Tutorials page.