Spike train dissimilarity

In neuroscience one often wants to evaluate, how similar or dissimilar pairs or even large sets of spiketrains are. For this purpose various different spike train dissimilarity measures were introduced in the literature. They differ, e.g., by the properties of having the mathematical properties of a metric or by being time-scale dependent or not. Well known representatives of spike train dissimilarity measures are the Victor-Purpura distance and the Van Rossum distance implemented in this module, which both are metrics in the mathematical sense and time-scale dependent.

victor_purpura_distance(spiketrains[, …])	Calculates the Victor-Purpura’s (VP) distance.
van_rossum_distance(spiketrains[, …])	Calculates the van Rossum distance.