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+# Ensemble-Code-Cell-Reports-2022
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+This repository has all the jupyter notebooks and python code that were used in the decoding, encoding and hierarchical analyses of the ensemble neural responses of high-level avian auditory neurons for call types.  The research was published in:
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+<i> Sparse Ensemble Neural Code for a Complete Vocal Repertoire </i> by Robotka et al. Cell Reports 2022.
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