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J Appl Physiol 48: 557-561, 1980;
8750-7587/80 $5.00
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Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol 48, Issue 3 557-561, Copyright © 1980 by American Physiological Society

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Using a comb filter to describe time-varying biological rhythmicities

P. J. Brusil, T. B. Waggener and R. E. Kronauer

A very important problem in the analysis of biological data sequences is the detection of oscillations in the presence of random variations (noise). If the oscillations are not stationary, i.e., if they drift in frequency and amplitude, or occur in bursts, traditional analysis techniques utilizing the power spectrum or its time-domain equivalent, the autocorrelation function, can be both misleading and insensitive. Temporal filtering by a "comb" or se of band-pass filters is very effective for identifying and describing nonstationary oscillations. The basic procedures for interpreting the output of a comb filter are presented here, illustrated by examples using predefined input test sequences.




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