On Nov 20, 2013 12:39 PM, "Eraldo Pomponi" <eraldo.pomponi@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Dear Todd,
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> On Tue, Nov 19, 2013 at 12:46 PM, Todd <toddrjen@gmail.com> wrote:
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>> On Wed, Mar 27, 2013 at 10:37 AM, Todd <toddrjen@gmail.com> wrote:
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>>> On Fri, Feb 1, 2013 at 5:19 PM, Todd <toddrjen@gmail.com> wrote:
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>>>> On Wed, Jan 9, 2013 at 8:44 PM, <josef.pktd@gmail.com> wrote:
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>>>>> On Wed, Jan 9, 2013 at 12:32 PM, Todd <toddrjen@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> > I am interested in implementing a function for scipy.  The function is
>>>>> > called "vector strength".  It is basically a measure of how reliably a set
>>>>> > of events occur at a particular phase.
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>>>>> > It was originally developed for neuroscience research, to determine how well
>>>>> > a set of neural events sync up with a periodic stimulus like a sound
>>>>> > waveform.
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> Would you suggest some reference where to read the details about this approach? Thanks 
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> Cheers,
> Eraldo

This paper is pretty good, although fairly technical (I use it as a reference in the docstring as well):

http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00422-013-0561-7

J. Leo van Hemmen.
Vector strength after Goldberg, Brown, and von Mises: biological and mathematical perspectives.
Biological Cybernetics
August 2013, Volume 107, Issue 4, pp 385-396