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  • Neuroscience
  • Computational Neuroscience
  • Bioinformatics

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  • Understanding neuronal activity requires integrating diverse data types.
  • Characterizing brain cell types is a complex, multidisciplinary challenge.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce CellExplorer, an open-source software tool.
  • To facilitate the integration of neurophysiological metrics from neuronal circuits to behavior.

Main Methods:

  • Development of CellExplorer, an open-source computational tool.
  • Integration of neurophysiological data from multiple levels of analysis.

Main Results:

  • CellExplorer enables the integration of neurophysiological metrics.
  • The tool supports analysis from neuronal circuits to behavioral outputs.

Conclusions:

  • CellExplorer can advance the multidisciplinary characterization of brain cell types.
  • It serves as a valuable neuroinformatic resource for the neuroscience community.