MaxLab Live 26.1: Advanced Analysis for High-Content Electrophysiology

Novel Readouts for Neuronal Network Activity

Network Burst Shape Metrics‍

Reveal functional phenotypes hidden within every network burst.‍

Gain a more complete characterization of network bursts through readouts that quantify the shape in detail. These finer descriptors uncover functional differences between conditions and phenotypes that standard metrics leave hidden. Designed to fully leverage the rich spatiotemporal information captured by HD-MEA recordings, this represents the first commercially available network burst shape analysis for MEA data.  

Network Activity Dynamics‍

Characterize network behaviour beyond individual bursts.

Characterize neuronal population activity using sophisticated statistical methods that combine a synchronicity measure with a compact set of time-series features. Because it does not rely on network burst detection, it can be applied even when the network shows little or no synchronized bursting. The result is robust, comparable network-level characterization from the very first recording, providing a more complete functional profile of neuronal network activity than burst-based analysis alone.

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Making Cardiac Research Easier

New Module: Cardiac Analysis‍

Turn cardiac recordings into a full functional profile.

The new Cardiac Analysis module characterizes cardiac activity across three dimensions: rhythm and regularity (frequency and beat-to-beat variability), propagation (where activity originates and how it travels), and waveform (field potential shape and duration). Together these metrics provide a comprehensive view of cardiac function for disease modeling, drug discovery, and cardiotoxicity studies.

Simpler Analysis for High-Throughput Studies

Parameter-Free Network Burst Detection

‍Reliable detection, no tuning needed.

Automated network burst detection eliminates the need for manual parameter tuning by inferring optimal detection settings for every recording. Analyze datasets with different activity profiles using a consistent approach and compare results directly, making large-scale studies more robust and reproducible.

Tailored Metrics Export‍

Export your metrics your way, consistently, every time.

Create an export template tailored to your workflow and reuse it across every experiment. Save your preferred metrics, metadata, and layout as a reusable template to generate consistent XLS or CSV exports, ensuring reproducible downstream analysis across experiments. For longitudinal and multi-assay studies, exports are now grouped automatically by timepoint, providing a clear, comparable summary of metrics across the course of an experiment.