Neurophysiology Workstation

This project will explore the development for neurophysiology of an advanced multiple spike traindata acquisition and analysis workstation, based on Intel 80486 computer with Windows-NT operatingsystem, for data storage, data handling and comprehensive data analysis. The station will includeprovisions for input of data in several existing formats, database management and elaborate data sortingfor a variety of experimental protocols, and for a wide range of graphical displays and statistical analysesof single and multiple spike trains. A need for this research toward product development has arisensince recent technical advances now allow routine experimental acquisition of many concurrentlyrecorded neurons in awake behaving animals. There are three major aims of this project: l) to preparea manual for user documentation and on-line help files in an advanced Windows interface, 2) to includea program feature allowing flexible sorting of data within sessions and across sessions, and 3) toevaluate use of Windows-NT for rapid update and support of programs nationally through the Internetnetwork system.