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diff --git a/pyspike/isi_distance.py b/pyspike/isi_distance.py
index 0ae7393..e91dce2 100644
--- a/pyspike/isi_distance.py
+++ b/pyspike/isi_distance.py
@@ -13,11 +13,48 @@ from pyspike.generic import _generic_profile_multi, _generic_distance_multi, \
############################################################
# isi_profile
############################################################
-def isi_profile(spike_train1, spike_train2):
- """ Computes the isi-distance profile :math:`I(t)` of the two given
- spike trains. Retruns the profile as a PieceWiseConstFunc object. The
+def isi_profile(*args, **kwargs):
+ """ Computes the isi-distance profile :math:`I(t)` of the given
+ spike trains. Returns the profile as a PieceWiseConstFunc object. The
ISI-values are defined positive :math:`I(t)>=0`.
+ Valid call structures::
+
+ isi_profile(st1, st2) # returns the bi-variate profile
+ isi_profile(st1, st2, st3) # multi-variate profile of 3 spike trains
+
+ spike_trains = [st1, st2, st3, st4] # list of spike trains
+ isi_profile(spike_trains) # profile of the list of spike trains
+ isi_profile(spike_trains, indices=[0, 1]) # use only the spike trains
+ # given by the indices
+
+ The multivariate ISI distance profile for a set of spike trains is defined
+ as the average ISI-profile of all pairs of spike-trains:
+
+ .. math:: <I(t)> = \\frac{2}{N(N-1)} \\sum_{<i,j>} I^{i,j},
+
+ where the sum goes over all pairs <i,j>
+
+
+ :returns: The isi-distance profile :math:`I(t)`
+ :rtype: :class:`.PieceWiseConstFunc`
+ """
+ if len(args) == 1:
+ return isi_profile_multi(args[0], **kwargs)
+ elif len(args) == 2:
+ return isi_profile_bi(args[0], args[1])
+ else:
+ return isi_profile_multi(args)
+
+
+############################################################
+# isi_profile_bi
+############################################################
+def isi_profile_bi(spike_train1, spike_train2):
+ """ Specific function to compute a bivariate ISI-profile. This is a
+ deprecated function and should not be called directly. Use
+ :func:`.isi_profile` to compute ISI-profiles.
+
:param spike_train1: First spike train.
:type spike_train1: :class:`.SpikeTrain`
:param spike_train2: Second spike train.
@@ -52,15 +89,76 @@ Falling back to slow python backend.")
############################################################
+# isi_profile_multi
+############################################################
+def isi_profile_multi(spike_trains, indices=None):
+ """ Specific function to compute the multivariate ISI-profile for a set of
+ spike trains. This is a deprecated function and should not be called
+ directly. Use :func:`.isi_profile` to compute ISI-profiles.
+
+
+ :param spike_trains: list of :class:`.SpikeTrain`
+ :param indices: list of indices defining which spike trains to use,
+ if None all given spike trains are used (default=None)
+ :type state: list or None
+ :returns: The averaged isi profile :math:`<I(t)>`
+ :rtype: :class:`.PieceWiseConstFunc`
+ """
+ average_dist, M = _generic_profile_multi(spike_trains, isi_profile_bi,
+ indices)
+ average_dist.mul_scalar(1.0/M) # normalize
+ return average_dist
+
+
+############################################################
# isi_distance
############################################################
-def isi_distance(spike_train1, spike_train2, interval=None):
+def isi_distance(*args, **kwargs):
""" Computes the ISI-distance :math:`D_I` of the given spike trains. The
isi-distance is the integral over the isi distance profile
:math:`I(t)`:
.. math:: D_I = \\int_{T_0}^{T_1} I(t) dt.
+ In the multivariate case it is the integral over the multivariate
+ ISI-profile, i.e. the average profile over all spike train pairs:
+
+ .. math:: D_I = \\int_0^T \\frac{2}{N(N-1)} \\sum_{<i,j>} I^{i,j},
+
+ where the sum goes over all pairs <i,j>
+
+
+
+ Valid call structures::
+
+ isi_distance(st1, st2) # returns the bi-variate distance
+ isi_distance(st1, st2, st3) # multi-variate distance of 3 spike trains
+
+ spike_trains = [st1, st2, st3, st4] # list of spike trains
+ isi_distance(spike_trains) # distance of the list of spike trains
+ isi_distance(spike_trains, indices=[0, 1]) # use only the spike trains
+ # given by the indices
+
+ :returns: The isi-distance :math:`D_I`.
+ :rtype: double
+ """
+
+ if len(args) == 1:
+ return isi_distance_multi(args[0], **kwargs)
+ elif len(args) == 2:
+ return isi_distance_bi(args[0], args[1], **kwargs)
+ else:
+ return isi_distance_multi(args, **kwargs)
+
+
+############################################################
+# _isi_distance_bi
+############################################################
+def isi_distance_bi(spike_train1, spike_train2, interval=None):
+ """ Specific function to compute the bivariate ISI-distance.
+ This is a deprecated function and should not be called directly. Use
+ :func:`.isi_distance` to compute ISI-distances.
+
:param spike_train1: First spike train.
:type spike_train1: :class:`.SpikeTrain`
:param spike_train2: Second spike train.
@@ -84,46 +182,19 @@ def isi_distance(spike_train1, spike_train2, interval=None):
spike_train1.t_start, spike_train1.t_end)
except ImportError:
# Cython backend not available: fall back to profile averaging
- return isi_profile(spike_train1, spike_train2).avrg(interval)
+ return isi_profile_bi(spike_train1, spike_train2).avrg(interval)
else:
# some specific interval is provided: use profile
- return isi_profile(spike_train1, spike_train2).avrg(interval)
-
-
-############################################################
-# isi_profile_multi
-############################################################
-def isi_profile_multi(spike_trains, indices=None):
- """ computes the multi-variate isi distance profile for a set of spike
- trains. That is the average isi-distance of all pairs of spike-trains:
-
- .. math:: <I(t)> = \\frac{2}{N(N-1)} \\sum_{<i,j>} I^{i,j},
-
- where the sum goes over all pairs <i,j>
-
- :param spike_trains: list of :class:`.SpikeTrain`
- :param indices: list of indices defining which spike trains to use,
- if None all given spike trains are used (default=None)
- :type state: list or None
- :returns: The averaged isi profile :math:`<I(t)>`
- :rtype: :class:`.PieceWiseConstFunc`
- """
- average_dist, M = _generic_profile_multi(spike_trains, isi_profile,
- indices)
- average_dist.mul_scalar(1.0/M) # normalize
- return average_dist
+ return isi_profile_bi(spike_train1, spike_train2).avrg(interval)
############################################################
# isi_distance_multi
############################################################
def isi_distance_multi(spike_trains, indices=None, interval=None):
- """ computes the multi-variate isi-distance for a set of spike-trains.
- That is the time average of the multi-variate spike profile:
-
- .. math:: D_I = \\int_0^T \\frac{2}{N(N-1)} \\sum_{<i,j>} I^{i,j},
-
- where the sum goes over all pairs <i,j>
+ """ Specific function to compute the multivariate ISI-distance.
+ This is a deprecfated function and should not be called directly. Use
+ :func:`.isi_distance` to compute ISI-distances.
:param spike_trains: list of :class:`.SpikeTrain`
:param indices: list of indices defining which spike trains to use,
@@ -134,7 +205,7 @@ def isi_distance_multi(spike_trains, indices=None, interval=None):
:returns: The time-averaged multivariate ISI distance :math:`D_I`
:rtype: double
"""
- return _generic_distance_multi(spike_trains, isi_distance, indices,
+ return _generic_distance_multi(spike_trains, isi_distance_bi, indices,
interval)
@@ -155,5 +226,5 @@ def isi_distance_matrix(spike_trains, indices=None, interval=None):
:math:`D_{I}^{ij}`
:rtype: np.array
"""
- return _generic_distance_matrix(spike_trains, isi_distance,
- indices, interval)
+ return _generic_distance_matrix(spike_trains, isi_distance_bi,
+ indices=indices, interval=interval)