@article {65007,
	title = {Ephus: multipurpose data acquisition software for neuroscience experiments.},
	journal = {Front Neural Circuits},
	volume = {4},
	year = {2010},
	month = {2010},
	pages = {100},
	abstract = {<p>Physiological measurements in neuroscience experiments often involve complex stimulus paradigms and multiple data channels. Ephus (http://www.ephus.org) is an open-source software package designed for general-purpose data acquisition and instrument control. Ephus operates as a collection of modular programs, including an ephys program for standard whole-cell recording with single or multiple electrodes in typical electrophysiological experiments, and a mapper program for synaptic circuit mapping experiments involving laser scanning photostimulation based on glutamate uncaging or channelrhodopsin-2 excitation. Custom user functions allow user-extensibility at multiple levels, including on-line analysis and closed-loop experiments, where experimental parameters can be changed based on recently acquired data, such as during in vivo behavioral experiments. Ephus is compatible with a variety of data acquisition and imaging hardware. This paper describes the main features and modules of Ephus and their use in representative experimental applications.</p>
},
	issn = {1662-5110},
	doi = {10.3389/fncir.2010.00100},
	author = {Suter, Benjamin A and O{\textquoteright}Connor, Timothy and Iyer, Vijay and Petreanu, Leopoldo T and Hooks, Bryan M and Kiritani, Taro and Svoboda, Karel and Shepherd, Gordon M G}
}
