MatNWB
Get Started
Overview
Who is it for?
What you can do with MatNWB
How it works
Common questions you may encounter (and where to find answers)
Important caveats when working with MatNWB:
Related resources
Cite MatNWB
Installation
Quick install
Prerequisites
Choose an installation method
Verify your installation
Update or uninstall
Troubleshooting
Next steps
Quickstart: Read and write NWB files
Goal
Prerequisites
Introduction
Step 1 — Create a minimal NWB file
Step 2 — Add a TimeSeries
Step 3 — Write the File
Verify — Read the File Back
That’s it!
Next steps
Tutorials
General Tutorials
Getting Started with MatNWB
Reading NWB Files with MatNWB
Reading NWB Files with MatNWB on DandiHub
Basic Usage of MatNWB
Mapping Dimensions without DataPipes
Mapping Dimensions with DataPipes
Converting Trials to NWB Format
Using Dynamic Tables in MatNWB
Working with Scratch Space in MatNWB
Domain-Specific Tutorials
Behavior Data
Extracellular Electrophysiology 🎬
Intracellular Electrophysiology
Image Data
Optogenetics
Calcium Imaging 🎬
Advanced I/O
Advanced Writing Using DataPipes 🎬
Implementing Dynamically Loaded Filters
Reading NWB Files from Remote Locations
How-tos
Use Extensions
Generating Extension API
Installing Published Extensions
Optimize Storage
Use compression profiles
Concepts
Dimension Ordering in MatNWB
Data Dimensions
Reading NWB Files
Working with the NwbFile Object
The Dynamic Table Type
Utility Types in MatNWB
Schemas and Class Generation
Troubleshooting File Reads in MatNWB
Creating NWB Files
Understanding the NwbFile Object
Storage Backends
Performance Optimization
Neurodata Extensions
Generating Extension API
Installing Published Extensions
MatNWB Reference
MatNWB Functions
nwbRead
NwbFile
nwbExport
inspectNwbFile
generateCore
generateExtension
nwbClearGenerated
nwbInstallExtension
+io
+matnwb
Core Neurodata Types
AbstractFeatureSeries
AnnotationSeries
BehavioralEpochs
BehavioralEvents
BehavioralTimeSeries
ClusterWaveforms
Clustering
CompassDirection
CorrectedImageStack
CurrentClampSeries
CurrentClampStimulusSeries
DecompositionSeries
Device
DfOverF
ElectricalSeries
ElectrodeGroup
EventDetection
EventWaveform
ExperimentalConditionsTable
EyeTracking
FeatureExtraction
FilteredEphys
Fluorescence
GrayscaleImage
IZeroClampSeries
Image
ImageMaskSeries
ImageReferences
ImageSegmentation
ImageSeries
Images
ImagingPlane
ImagingRetinotopy
IndexSeries
IntervalSeries
IntracellularElectrode
IntracellularElectrodesTable
IntracellularRecordingsTable
IntracellularResponsesTable
IntracellularStimuliTable
LFP
LabMetaData
MotionCorrection
NWBContainer
NWBData
NWBDataInterface
NWBFile
OnePhotonSeries
OpticalChannel
OpticalSeries
OptogeneticSeries
OptogeneticStimulusSite
PatchClampSeries
PlaneSegmentation
Position
ProcessingModule
PupilTracking
RGBAImage
RGBImage
RepetitionsTable
RoiResponseSeries
ScratchData
SequentialRecordingsTable
SimultaneousRecordingsTable
SpatialSeries
SpikeEventSeries
Subject
SweepTable
TimeIntervals
TimeSeries
TimeSeriesReferenceVectorData
TwoPhotonSeries
Units
VoltageClampSeries
VoltageClampStimulusSeries
HDMF-Common Data Types
AlignedDynamicTable
CSRMatrix
Container
Data
DynamicTable
DynamicTableRegion
ElementIdentifiers
SimpleMultiContainer
VectorData
VectorIndex
HDMF-Experimental Data Types
EnumData
HERD
For Developers
Contribution Guidelines
Documentation
Writing a Properly Documented MATLAB Docstring
How to Create a New Release
MatNWB
General Tutorials
Mapping Dimensions without DataPipes
MatNWB on GitHub
Mapping Dimensions without DataPipes
