Table 1.
Summary of performance different phase synchronization indices
| Dependent on number of spikes? | Effect of dependence between spike-LFP phases? | Effect of dependence between spikecount and phase? | Biased by number trials? | Relationship with other statistics | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Point-field PLV ( ). |
+/− | +/− | +/− | As M → ∞, 
|
|
Point-field PPC 
|
0 | +/− | +/− | +/− | As M → ∞, 
|
Point-field PPC 
|
0 | 0 | +/− | +/− | If spike count and spike-LFP phase are independent, then  and 
|
Point-field PPC 
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Spike train to field PLV | + | +/− | 0 | − | As M → ∞, goes to 
|
Uncorrected spike train to field PPC 
|
+ | +/− | +/− | +/− | Approximately a factor of  larger than  where  is the average single-trial resultant length. |
Uncorrected spike train to field PPC 
|
+ | +/− | 0 | 0 | About a factor of  larger than  where  is the average single-trial resultant length. |
Corrected spike train to field PPC 
|
0 | 0 | +/− | +/− | Only difference to  lies in phase-estimation |
Corrected spike train to field PPC 
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Only difference to  lies in phase-estimation |
‘+/−’: means that effect can be positive or negative. ‘0’: means that statistic is not affected