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Receptive field estimation in large visual neuron assemblies using a super-resolution approach

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Computing the spike-triggered average (STA) is a simple method to estimate linear receptive fields (RFs) in sensory neurons. For random, uncorrelated stimuli the STA provides an unbiased RF estimate, but in practice, white noise at high resolution is not an optimal stimulus choice as it usually evokes only weak responses. Therefore, for a visual stimulus, images of randomly modulated blocks of pixels are often used. This solution naturally limits the resolution at which an RF can be measured. Here we present a simple super-resolution technique that can be overcome these limitations. We define a novel stimulus type, the shifted white noise (SWN), by introducing random spatial shifts in the usual stimulus in order to increase the resolution of the measurements. In simulated data we show that the average error using the SWN was 1.7 times smaller than when using the classical stimulus, with successful mapping of 2.3 times more neurons, covering a broader range of RF sizes. Moreover, successful RF mapping was achieved with brief recordings of light responses, lasting only about one minute of activity, which is more than 10 times more efficient than the classical white noise stimulus. In recordings from mouse retinal ganglion cells with large scale multi-electrode arrays, we successfully mapped 21 times more RFs than when using the traditional white noise stimuli. In summary, randomly shifting the usual white noise stimulus significantly improves RFs estimation, and requires only short recordings.
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hal-03564179 , version 1 (10-02-2022)

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Daniela Pamplona, Gerrit Hilgen, Matthias H Hennig, Bruno Cessac, Evelyne Sernagor, et al.. Receptive field estimation in large visual neuron assemblies using a super-resolution approach. Journal of Neurophysiology, 2022, 127 (5), pp.1334--1347. ⟨10.1152/jn.00076.2021⟩. ⟨hal-03564179⟩
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