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Probe operators

Probe operators map simulation state into named readouts.

Emitter -> Source -> Field -> Probe -> Objective -> Optimizer

Operators

Operator Output Typical shape
SPK spike matrix or events [time, neuron]
Vm voltage/state trace [time, neuron]
Source source/current proxy [time, source]
LFP-proxy laminar field proxy [time, contact]
CSD-proxy spatial source/divergence proxy [time, contact]
EEG-proxy linear channel projection [time, channel]
MEG-proxy linear magnetic-channel projection [time, channel]
EMM-proxy normalized activity-cost proxy [time]

Mathematical Forms

Computational scaffolds define the following proxy readout operations:

  • SPK: \(y_{spk}[t, k] = \sum_i \delta(t - t_{i,k})\)
  • Vm: \(y_{vm}[t, k] = V_k[t]\)
  • Source: \(y_{src}[t, k] = J_k[t]\)
  • LFP-proxy: \(y_{lfp}[t, k] = \sum_i \alpha_{ik} V_i[t]\)
  • CSD-proxy: \(y_{csd}[t, k] = \nabla^2 y_{lfp}[t, k]\)
  • EEG-proxy: \(y_{eeg}[t, k] = \sum_i \beta_{ik} y_{lfp}[t, i]\)
  • MEG-proxy: \(y_{meg}[t, k] = \sum_i \gamma_{ik} y_{src}[t, i]\)
  • EMM-proxy: $y_{emm}[t] = \frac{1}{N} \sum_k |y_{src}[t, k]|
name: string
kind: spk | vm | source | lfp_proxy | csd_proxy | eeg_proxy | meg_proxy | emm_proxy
method: string
data_shape: list[int]
units_or_status: string
operator_status: simulated_proxy
calibration_status: string

Example

model = jtfne.construct(cfg)
signals = jtfne.simulate(model, duration_ms=1000.0, dt_ms=0.1, seed=7)
readout = model.probe(signals)
print(readout.to_dict())