neuropixels-analysis SKILL.md skillA
neuropixels-analysis from k-dense-ai/scientific-agent-skills is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.
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- Audit grade
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- Kind
- SKILL.md skill
- Repository
- k-dense-ai/scientific-agent-skills
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skills/neuropixels-analysis/SKILL.md- Versions recorded
- 7
- Latest version
- v2.6, committed Oct 1, 2026
- First version recorded
- Jun 11, 2026
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- 20,153 bytes
- Repository stars
- 53,159
- License
- MIT
Analyzes Neuropixels extracellular recordings end-to-end with SpikeInterface. Covers loading SpikeGLX/Open Ephys/NWB data, preprocessing, drift/motion correction, Kilosort4 (and CPU) spike sorting, quality metrics, and unit curation (threshold-based, model-based UnitRefine, and AI-assisted visual review). Use when working with Neuropixels 1.0/2.0 recordings, spike sorting, or extracellular electrophysiology analysis.
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What the file says
# Neuropixels Data Analysis ## Overview Toolkit for analyzing Neuropixels high-density neural recordings using current best practices from [SpikeInterface](https://spikeinterface.readthedocs.io/), the Allen Institute, and the International Brain Laboratory (IBL). It covers the full workflow from raw data to reviewed, curated units. Targets SpikeInterface 0.105.0, ProbeInterface 0.4.0 and Neo 0.14.5 (reviewed 2026-10-01). Synthetic tests cover recording contracts, preprocessing, analyzers, metrics and exports; real acquisition files, native sorters, GPU execution and pretrained models remain illustrative. All examples use the real SpikeInterface API (`spikeinterface.full as si`) plus the companion curation module (`spikeinterface.curation as sc`). The skill ships runnable scripts in `scripts/` and a copy-and-edit template in `assets/` that implement this workflow directly on top of SpikeInterface — there is no separate package to install beyond the dependencies listed under [Installation](#installation). ## When to Use This Skill This skill should be used when: - Working with Neuropixels recordings (`.ap.bin`, `.lf.bin`, `.meta` files) …
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How to install
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The registry has recorded 7 versions of this file, between Jun 11, 2026 and Oct 1, 2026, about one every 19 days.
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| v2.6 latest | 2026-10-01 | a92663a | 20,153 B | A | view · diff |
| v2.5 | 2026-09-30 | ce9e6e9 | 17,635 B | A | view · diff |
| v2.4 | 2026-09-02 | 1e5eeff | 17,004 B | A | view · diff |
| v2.3 | 2026-07-31 | 4226ca8 | 16,046 B | A | view · diff |
| v2.2 | 2026-07-28 | 4fb7e0b | 16,046 B | A | view · diff |
| v2.1 | 2026-07-26 | b085e11 | 16,046 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260611.c1150bd | 2026-06-11 | c1150bd | 16,196 B | A | view |
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Source
k-dense-ai/scientific-agent-skills · 53,159 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-10-19 · branch main
API
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