# Spectrogram from Complex Morlet wavelet ( recreating article result from data)

I am trying to recreate the following results:

...from the following data: Dropbox Link (FS40.dat)

The time is in milliseconds (frequency is 40000 Hz)

The article state that they used Complex Morlet wavelet to create the spectrogram: "Power estimates from the averaged LFPs were calculated from time–frequency spectrograms of the data from 1–88 Hz by convolving the signals with a complex Morlet wavelet of the form

$$w(t,f_{0})=Ae^{(\frac{-t^2}{2\omega^2})}e^{(2i{\pi}f_{0}t)}$$

for each frequency of interest $f_{0}$, where $\omega=\frac{m}{2{\pi}f_{0}}$, and $i$ is the imaginary unit. The normalization factor was $A=\frac{1}{\omega(2{\pi})^0.5}$, and the constant $m$ defining the compromise between time and frequency resolution was 7.

I only managed to get some "good" results using spectrogram function in matlab. But I dont have much idea of how to use the morlet complex wavelet. I got bad result when trying to use cwt with 'morl' window

Thank You.

P.S.

Computational modeling of distinct neocortical oscillations driven by cell-type selective optogenetic drive: separable resonant circuits controlled by low-threshold spiking and fast-spiking interneurons.

• Have you looked at the wavelet toolkit in matlab? You will probably have more success with your own convolution (conv) given the fairly specific conditions under which the data has been produced. Nov 5 '13 at 23:52