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File formats

mspikes works with a variety of different file formats:

• ARF (Advanced Recording Format) files are HDF5 files that adhere to some specifications on how data and metadata are organized in the file. ARF is an archival format intended for storing neurophysiological, acoustic, and behavioral data. The specification and some useful libraries are managed under the arf github repository
• ev-json files store time of event data and associated metadata in JSON (Javascript Object Notation). The format is intended for transmitting processed spike and behavioral event data over HTTP. A description of the format is here on the wiki at JSON Event Format

Resources

• Mspikes Recipes: commands for common and not-so-common tasks
• Movement artifacts: how noisy data and artifacts can be excluded from processing