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¹Department of Neurophysiology, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland. d.wojcik@nencki.gov.pl

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We present two methods for estimating current source density (CSD) with missing voltage data. The local average (LA) method is generally recommended for its stability and robustness in CSD analysis.

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Area of Science:

Neuroscience
Computational Biology
Signal Processing

Background:

Estimating current source density (CSD) is crucial for understanding neural activity.
Voltage measurements often have missing data points, complicating CSD analysis.
Existing inverse CSD methods require complete datasets.

Purpose of the Study:

To propose and compare two novel methods for estimating CSD from voltage data with missing recording points.
To evaluate the performance of these methods under various conditions of data loss.
To determine the most robust and stable approach for practical CSD estimation.

Main Methods:

Developed two inverse CSD estimation techniques: Local Average (LA) substitution and Least-Squares (LS) fitting.
Applied and compared both methods to 3D surrogate and experimental voltage data.
Systematically varied the number of missing data points to assess method sensitivity.

Main Results:

Both LA and LS methods can estimate CSD with missing data, with performance varying based on data characteristics.
The LA method demonstrated superior stability and robustness across different scenarios of missing data.
The LS method showed potential advantages in specific, constructed CSD distributions.

Conclusions:

The Local Average (LA) method is generally recommended for estimating current source density (CSD) when dealing with missing voltage recordings due to its robustness.
The choice between LA and LS methods may depend on the specific properties of the recorded fields and the distribution of missing data.
These methods offer practical solutions for CSD analysis in the presence of incomplete electrophysiological recordings.