Table 6 Names and descriptions of the columns of the trials table.

start_time (float)

Start time of the trial

stop_time (float)

Stop time of the trial. (Equal to the start time of the next trial.)

direct_delivery (bool)

If True, water was delivered to the rewarded pipe regardless of the mouse’s choice. Such trials should be ignored.

stim_is_random (bool)

If False, the stimulus identity was not chosen randomly, for the purpose of behavioral shaping. Such trials should be ignored.

optogenetic (bool)

If True, a laser was used to manipulate neural activity. Such trials should be ignored.

outcome (string)

One of {‘correct’, ‘error’, ‘spoil’}. Spoiled trials are those on which no choice was made and should be ignored.

choice (string)

One of {‘left’, ‘right’, ‘nogo’}. ‘nogo’ indicates that no choice was made and the trial was spoiled.

rewarded_side (string)

One of {‘left’, ‘right’}. Specifies which direction the mouse should have licked in order to receive reward.

servo_position (string)

One of {‘close’, ‘medium’, ‘far’}. Specifies the location of the shape with respect to the mouse’s face.

stimulus (string)

One of {‘convex’, ‘concave’, ‘nothing’}. ‘nothing’ was only used in the detection task, not in the discrimination task.

ignore_trial (bool)

This is True if ‘direct_delivery’ is True, or ‘stim_is_random’ is False, or outcome is ‘spoil’, or ‘optogenetic’ is True, or the trial was otherwise munged (i.e., ruined). Trials for which this is True should be ignored.

choice_time (float)

The time of the choice lick, which is the first lick after the response window opened. On spoiled trials with no lick, this value is 45 seconds after the response window opened.

response_window_open_time (float)

The time at which the response window opened. The first lick after the response window opened determines the outcome of the trial. Licks before the response window opened did not affect the trial.

trial (int)

The trial number.