About ac-7

Summary of the data.

This data set includes:

1. µECoG data recorded from auditory cortex of anesthetized rats during presentation of pure tone pips. 4 recording sessions from 3 animals are included. Each recording session consisted of about 20 minutes of pure tone pips of varying amplitude and frequency delivered in a pseudorandom order.
2. Simulated µECoG data from a cortical column modeled after rat cortex. The simulated column is stimulated with the same temporal structure as the tone pips used in the experimental recordings, enabling direct comparison of the simulated and experimental signals. The simulation dataset has two components:
   1. A series of simulations with increasing stimulation magnitude, which can be compared to the effect of increased amplitude in the experimental recordings
   2. A breakdown of one simulation by location of the signal’s generating sources (neuronal segments). The signal is broken down 1.) by anatomical layer of the generating source and 2.) by depth below the surface of the generating source.

A set of scripts used to process the data can be found here: https://github.com/BouchardLab/OriginsOfECoG

Format of the Data

The data files are in NWB format. Total size of the data is about 45 GB. Details about the data are in the document linked at the bottom of this page.

Conditions for using the data

Please contact the authors before using this dataset in any publications. In addition, please cite the data set using the following:

Baratham, Vyassa L.; Dougherty, Maximilian E.; Ledochowitsch, Peter; Maharbiz, Michel M.; Bouchard, Kristofer E (2021); Recordings and simulations of ECoG responses from rat auditory cortex during presentation of pure tone pips. CRCNS.org
https://doi.org/10.6080/K0VT1Q93

The above citation uses a Digital Object Identifier (DOI) which is assigned to the data set.  The DOI was created using DataCite (www.datacite.org) and the California Digital Library, "EZID" system (n2t.net/ezid/).

How to download the data

The data can be downloaded from:

https://portal.nersc.gov/project/crcns/download/ac-7

A CRCNS.org account is required.  This link allows bulk downloading of multiple files using the download script as described in the "Alternative download method" section on the download page.

Getting help using the data

If you have questions about using the data, post them on the forum for using data sets. 

Documentation file