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Compression strategies for large-scale electrophysiology data.

Alessio P Buccino¹, Olivier Winter², David Bryant³

¹Allen Institute for Neural Dynamics, Seattle, WA, United States of America.

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|August 31, 2023

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Compressing electrophysiology data using audio codecs like FLAC and WavPack significantly reduces file sizes for Neuropixels probes. Lossy compression with WavPack offers substantial data reduction without impacting spike sorting accuracy.

Keywords:

data compression electrophysiology high-density neural devices spike sorting

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Area of Science:

Neuroscience
Computational Biology
Data Science

Background:

High-density electrode arrays like Neuropixels probes generate massive electrophysiology datasets.
Large data volumes incur significant storage and cloud computing costs.
Efficient data compression strategies are crucial for managing growing electrophysiology data.

Purpose of the Study:

To benchmark compression algorithms for Neuropixels 1.0 (NP1) and 2.0 (NP2) electrophysiology data.
To identify optimal compression methods for reducing data footprint.
To evaluate the impact of compression on data integrity and downstream analysis.

Main Methods:

Comparison of lossless and lossy compression algorithms on experimental and simulated Neuropixels recordings.
Benchmarking using metrics such as compression ratio (CR) and decompression speed.
Assessment of spike sorting accuracy and spike waveform fidelity after compression.

Main Results:

Lossless audio codecs (FLAC, WavPack) outperformed general-purpose codecs by 6% (NP1) and 10% (NP2).
WavPack's hybrid mode achieved CRs of 7.08 (NP1) and 7.04 (NP2), reducing file size to ~14%.
Lossy compression did not adversely affect spike sorting accuracy or waveform quality.

Conclusions:

Audio codecs provide superior lossless compression for Neuropixels data.
WavPack in hybrid mode offers significant data reduction with preserved data integrity.
Implementing data compression in standard electrophysiology workflows is recommended.