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SimplyFire: An Open-Source, Customizable Software Application for the Analysis of Synaptic Events.

Megumi Mori^1,2, Andrew Rosko¹, Jill Farnsworth¹

¹The Buck Institute for Research on Aging, Novato 94947, California.

|January 3, 2024

Summary

We created SimplyFire, an open-source software for analyzing electrophysiological recordings. This flexible tool offers a graphical interface and Python package for neuroscientists, enhancing electrophysiology data analysis.

Keywords:

data analysis electrophysiology open-source software software package synaptic events

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Area of Science:

Neuroscience
Computational Neuroscience
Biophysics

Background:

Electrophysiological recordings are crucial for understanding neural function.
Existing analysis software can be inflexible or proprietary.
There is a need for accessible, customizable electrophysiology analysis tools.

Purpose of the Study:

To introduce SimplyFire, an open-source software for electrophysiological data analysis.
To provide neuroscientists with a flexible and user-friendly analysis platform.
To offer a customizable tool that meets current and future electrophysiology research needs.

Main Methods:

Development of an open-source software named SimplyFire.
Implementation of an interactive graphical user interface (GUI) and a Python package.
Inclusion of a plugin structure for user-created analysis tools.
Pre-packaging common electrophysiology analysis functions (e.g., noise filtering, trace averaging).
Verification of algorithmic accuracy using simulated electrophysiological traces.

Main Results:

SimplyFire offers flexibility through GUI and Python package options.
The software supports custom analysis tool development via a plugin architecture.
Core electrophysiology analysis functions are readily available.
Algorithmic accuracy was confirmed through testing with known data values.

Conclusions:

SimplyFire provides a powerful, open-source alternative to commercial electrophysiology software.
Its flexible and extensible design caters to diverse neuroscientist needs.
The software is distributed under the GPLv3.0 license, encouraging community contribution.