WaveSurfer

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An application for acquiring neurophysiology data

WaveSurfer is an application for acquiring neurophysiology data. It runs within Matlab.

Key Features:

An acquisition can be either trial-based or continuous
External TTL inputs can trigger acquisition and stimulation
Flexible stimulus generation: pulses, trains, sinusoids, etc
Works with any model of patch-clamp amplifier
Tight integration with Heka and Axon patch-clamp amplifiers
Works with National Instruments X-series DAQ boards
Flexible and fast multi-electrode test pulse generation
User can extend with custom Matlab scripts for online analysis, visualization
Custom Matlab code can be run at the start/end of trials or periodically during the acquisition
Saves data in HDF5 format, an open standard for scientific data
Can integrate with Vidrio Technologies ScanImage for laser-scanning microscopy