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ArticleCognitive neurodynamics2025

Graph theory methods for analyzing functional connectivity in multiple spike trains: application to data recorded from the visual cortex of a cat.

Mohammad Shahed Masud, Danko Nikolić, Liz Stuart, Roman Borisyuk

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Mohammad Shahed MasudInstitute of Statistical Research and Training (ISRT), University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Danko Nikolić"Robots Go Mental" Company, Frankfurt, Germany.
Liz StuartSchool of Computing, Ulster University, Belfast, Northern Ireland.ORCID 0000-0001-8373-8526
Roman BorisyukDepartment of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK.

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This study explores graph theory methods for analyzing the functional connectivity of multiple spike trains. We study simultaneously recorded multiple spike trains recorded from the visual cortex of a cat under different visual stimuli. To find the functional connectivity for a given visual stimulus we use the Cox method (Masud and Borisyuk, J Neurosci Methods 196:201-219, 2011). The application of graph theory methods for analysing the connectivity circuit, revealed that the functional connectivity of multiple spike trains is characterized by low density, long communication distances, and weak interconnectivity. Nevertheless, some spike trains also exhibit high degrees of centrality, including betweenness centrality, expansiveness coefficient, and attractiveness coefficient. Additionally, the analysis also identified significant motifs within the functional connections. Thus, our approach allows to describe the correspondence between the stimulus and functional connectivity diagram and compare functional connections under different stimuli.

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Cox methodFunctional connectivityGraph theory measuresMultiple spike trainsSimultaneous recordingsVisual stimulation and response

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