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Estimating Functional Connectivity and Topology in Large-Scale Neuronal Assemblies

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Cross-correlation [1] measures the frequency at which one particular neuron or electrode fires (“target”) as a function of time.

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Pastore, V.P. (2021). Materials and Methods. In: Estimating Functional Connectivity and Topology in Large-Scale Neuronal Assemblies. Springer Theses. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-59042-0_2

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