Use Cases

Explore how MATLAB is used for neuroscience applications

Human Brain Mapping

Analysis of macroscopic brain structure and function data, including MRI, EEG, ECoG, MEG, and NIRS modalities

Using Machine Learning to Predict Epileptic Seizures from EEG Data — Using Machine Learning to Predict Epileptic Seizures from EEG Data

This technical article describes how a UCL neuroscientist developed a prize-winning algorithm to predict when seizures were about to occur from human intracortical EEG data.

Variability in the Location of High-Frequency Oscillations During Prolonged Intracranial EEG Recordings - University of Michigan
Brain Mapping Shows Rewiring in Child's Brain After Double Hand Transplant - Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia
Spatially Global Effect of Feature-Based Attention in Human Visual Areas - National Institutes of Health
Assessing Bimanual Motor Skills with Optical Neuroimaging - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Cellular Neuroscience

Analysis of microscale neuronal structure and function data, including microelectrode and microscopy techniques

Analyzing Large-Scale Neural Probe Data with NVIDIA GPU-Accelerated MATLAB — KiloSort: Analyzing Large-Scale Neural Probe Data with NVIDIA GPU-Accelerated MATLAB

This article describes how a UCL neuroscientist developed a fast algorithm to efficiently analyze data from new silicon microfabricated high-density neural probes.

Simultaneous Dendritic Voltage and Calcium Imaging and Somatic Recording from Purkinje Neurons - Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology
Efficient and Accurate Extraction of In Vivo Calcium Signals from Microendoscopic Video Data - Columbia University
Model-Based Spike Sorting with a Mixture of Drifting T-Distributions - California Institute of Technology

Behavior and Psychophysics

Control and analysis of sensory, motor, and other data streams linkable to brain activity

Deep Learning Deciphers What Rats Are Saying — Deep Learning Deciphers What Rats Are Saying

This blog post describes how neuroscientists at University of Washington identify and classify rodent ultrasonic vocalizations using regions with convolutional neural networks (R-CNN) and other machine learning algorithms. Image credit: Alice Gray.

Bats' Brains Sync When They Socialize - University of California - Berkeley
Cortical Modulation of Sensory Flow During Active Touch in the Rat Whisker System - University of Tuebingen
Suppression and Facilitation of Human Neural Responses - University of Washington
First Spikes in Visual Cortex Enable Perceptual Discrimination - UCSF
KINARM Labs: Robotic Platforms for Undertaking Sensory, Motor, and Cognitive Research - Third-Party Product

Neurotechnology

Neuroscience applied to emerging clinical and consumer applications, including neurostimulation and brain-computer interface (BCI) systems

Battelle Neural Bypass Technology Restores Movement to a Paralyzed Man’s Arm and Hand — Battelle Neural Bypass Technology Restores Movement to a Paralyzed Man’s Arm and Hand

This user story describes how Battelle Memorial Institute developed a BCI, allowing a paralyzed research volunteer to move and control his own arm and hand.

Mind-Controlled Robots That Work without Brain Implants - Carnegie Mellon University
People with Tetraplegia Gain Rapid Use of Brain-Computer Interface - Brown University
Brain-Actuated Functional Electrical Stimulation Elicits Lasting Arm Motor Recovery After Stroke - EPFL
Closed-Loop Stimulation of Temporal Cortex Rescues Functional Networks and Improves Memory - University of Pennsylvania
Could Future Nerve Implants Detect and Monitor Illness? - Feinstein Institute for Medical Research

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