Simple input-output dependencies explain neuronal activity.
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- [1] § Higher-order and time-delayed dependencies ↔ run_minimax_entropy.m, the whole file · a weak match · score 0.64 · mouse visual cortex, mouse hippocampus, complete models, maximum entropy models, responding, spontaneous
- [2] § Direct dependencies across systems and species ↔ run_minimax_entropy.m, the whole file · a weak match · score 0.52 · mouse visual cortex, complete models, responding, spontaneous, hippocampus, neuron
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- % Example script to compute the complete maximum entropy model (that is,
- % the maximum entropy model with the minimum number of inputs needed to
- % capture all direct dependencies) for a single neuron
- % Load data:
- data = load('data_mouse_hippocampus.mat'); % Hippocampus
- % data = load('data_mouse_visual_responding.mat'); % Visual cortex (responding)
- % data = load('data_mouse_visual_spontaneous.mat'); % Visual cortex (spontaneous)
- % data = load('data_C_elegans.mat'); % C. elegans
- % Time-series data:
- X = data.X;
- % Neuron to analyze:
- y = 13;
- % Run greedy algorithm to find optimal inputs and complete model:
- minimax_entropy(X, y);
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- Department of Physics, Yale University, New Haven, CT USA
- Quantitative Biology Institute, Yale University, New Haven, CT USA
- Wu Tsai Institute, Yale University, New Haven, CT USA
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43c18e3761c5f68914aeb059516d53ebe15af06d, 25 February 2026Availability: 1 check, the latest on 28 September 2026: the link answers
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- minimax_entropy.m, MATLAB, 269 lines
- mutual_information.m, MATLAB, 41 lines
- run_minimax_entropy.m, MATLAB, 18 lines, 2 matches
- README.md, Text, 22 lines
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Lynn, C. W. (2026). Simple input-output dependencies explain neuronal activity. Nature physics, 22(7), 1152-1159. https://
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author = {Lynn, Christopher W},
title = {{Simple input-output dependencies explain neuronal activity}},
journal = {Nature physics},
year = {2026},
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volume = {22},
number = {7},
pages = {1152--1159},
publisher = {Nature Portfolio},
issn = {1745-2473},
doi = {10.1038/
url = {https://
pmid = {42370308},
pmcid = {PMC13309188}
}
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