A test for independence between a point process and an analogue signal
针对神经记录中同时存在的点过程（如神经元放电序列）和模拟信号（如脑电图），首次提出一种检验两者是否独立的方法，有助于神经假体开发。
In neural coding, ultra fine electrodes are used to record spike trains from the brains (neurons) of awake animals such as rats, cats and monkeys. However, analogue signals such as electroencephalography and local field potentials are also recorded. The aim of such experiments is to study the dynamics of the brain with potential development of true neural prosthetics. One problem that arises in extracting information from these recordings is joint modelling of both point processes and analogue signals. Here, we develop for the first time a test for independence between an analogue signal and a point process.