explaining_papers

Explaining papers [#2] It’s already been quite a while - but we published an opinion paper on the state of open-source software in neuroscience (Westner, McCloy, Larson, et al. 2025). Let me give you a short summary of our stance! Many researchers in human electrophysiology in neuroscience rely on open-source software to analyze their data. This software is mostly written and maintained by fellow researchers (as you can see on my about page, I am part of the team of one of these open-source software packages, MNE-Python)....

New series: Explaining papers [#1] Lately, we published a new paper on estimating functional connectivity from electrophysiological data (Westner, Kujala, Gross, & Schoffelen, 2024). Let me give you a short description of what we did! Estimating functional connectivity from electrophysiological (i.e., EEG or MEG) data means that one wants to see if any brain areas show activity that is somehow synchronised (although this synchronisation can be shifted in time: think of two people clapping together or clapping alternatingly - both is considered a synchronisation in the neuroscience world)....