Spontaneous current data summarized into 5-minute intervals

This is an example of the summary eEPSC data produced using make_summary_EPSC_data(). It is useful for demonstrating functions that build off of this dataset, such as plot_summary_current_data().

Format

An .rda file containing 70 objects of 16 variables.

category

A factor representing the experiment type. Used to assign top-level groups for further analyses, with treatment as subgroups.

letter

A factor that is a unique identifier for a single recording. Used to link data sets for evoked or spontaneous currents and cell-characteristics.

sex

A factor with two levels (e.g. "Male" or "Female").

treatment

A factor based on the treatment applied (e.g. "Control", "HNMPA"). This represents the antagonists or agonists applied, or any protocol applied to the animals (e.g. "Fasting").

interval

A factor indicating the interval that the data point belongs to. For example, interval will be "t0to5" for any data points from 0 to 5 minutes. Example values: "t0to5", "t5to10", etc.

mean_transformed_amplitude

The average normalized spontaneous current amplitude (% Baseline sEPSC amplitude).

mean_raw_amplitude

The average raw spontaneous current amplitude (pA).

n

The number of datapoints used to create the average.

sd_transformed_amplitude

The standard deviation of the normalized spontaneous current data (mean_transformed_amplitude).

se_transformed_amplitude

The standard error of mean_transformed_amplitude.

mean_transformed_frequency

The average normalized frequency (% Baseline frequency).

sd_transformed_frequency

The standard deviation of mean_transformed_frequency.

se_frequency

The standard error of mean_transformed_frequency.

mean_raw_frequency

The average raw frequency (Hz).

time

A numeric value that represents time in minutes. This column is autogenerated in add_new_cells().

synapses

A character value (e.g. "Glutamate" or "GABA").

See also

make_normalized_EPSC_data() and make_pruned_EPSC_data()