Supporting material for "A data repository and analysis framework for spontaneous neural activity recordings in developing retina".

We present a curated repository of multi-electrode array recordings of spontaneous activity in developing mouse and ferret retina. The data have been annotated with minimal metadata and converted into HDF5. The associated GigaScience paper describes the structure of the data, along with examples of reproducible research using these data les.<br><br><b>Citing the data</b><br>We are grateful to our colleagues for sharing their recordings. If you use any of these data sets, we request that you acknowledge the relevant authors by citing the corresponding papers:<br><br><b>Blankenship 2011<br></b>Blankenship, A.G., Hamby, A.M., Firl, A., Vyas, S., Maxeiner, S., Willecke, K., Feller, M.B.: The role of neuronal connexins 36 and 45 in shaping spontaneous ring patterns in the developing retina. J. Neurosci. 31, 999810008 (2011). doi:10.1523/jneurosci.5640-10.2011 <br> <br><b>Demas 2003<br></b>Demas, J., Eglen, S.J., Wong, R.O.L.: Developmental loss of synchronous spontaneous activity in the mouse retina is independent of visual experience.J. Neurosci. 23, 28512860 (2003)<br><br><b>Demas 2006<br></b>Demas, J., Sagdullaev, B.T., Green, E., Jaubert-Miazza, L., McCall, M.A., Gregg, R.G., Wong, R.O.L., Guido, W.: Failure to maintain eye-specic segregation in nob, a mutant with abnormally patterned retinal activity. Neuron 50, 247259 (2006). doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2006.03.033<br><br><b>Hennig 2011<br></b>Hennig, M.H., Grady, J., van Coppenhagen, J., Sernagor, E.: Age-dependent homeostatic plasticity of GABAergic signaling in developing retinal networks. J. Neurosci. 31, 1215912164 (2011). doi:10.1523/jneurosci.3112-11.2011<br><br><b>Kirkby 2013<br></b>Kirkby, L.A., Feller, M.B.: Intrinsically photosensitive ganglion cells contribute to plasticity in retinal wave circuits. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U. S. A. 110, 1209012095 (2013). doi:10.1073/pnas.1222150110<br><br><b>Maccione 2014<br></b>Maccione, A., Hennig, M.H., Gandolfo, M., Muthmann, O., van Coppenhagen, J., Eglen, S.J., Berdondini, L., Sernagor, E.: Following the ontogeny of retinal waves: Pan-Retinal recordings of population dynamics in the neonatal mouse. J. Physiol., (2014). doi:10.1113/jphysiol.2013.262840<br><br><b>Stacy 2005<br></b>Stacy, R.C., Demas, J., Burgess, R.W., Sanes, J.R., Wong, R.O.L.: Disruption and recovery of patterned retinal activity in the absence of acetylcholine. J. Neurosci. 25, 93479357 (2005). doi:10.1523/jneurosci.1800-05.2005 <br><br><b>Stafford 2009 <br></b>Stafford, B.K., Sher, A., Litke, A.M., Feldheim, D.A.: Spatial-temporal patterns of retinal waves underlying activity-dependent renement of retinofugal projections. Neuron 64, 200212 (2009).doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2009.09.021<br><br><b>Sun 2008<br></b>Sun, C., Warland, D.K., Ballesteros, J.M., van der List, D., Chalupa, L.M.: Retinal waves in mice lacking the beta2 subunit of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U. S. A. 105, 1363813643 (2008). doi:10.1073/pnas.0807178105 <br><br><b>Torborg 2004<br></b>Torborg, C., Wang, C.-T., Muir-Robinson, G., Feller, M.B.: L-type calcium channel agonist induces correlated depolarizations in mice lacking the beta2 subunit nAChRs. Vision Res. 44, 33473355 (2004). doi:10.1016/j.visres.2004.08.015<br><br><b>Wong 1993<br></b>Wong, R.O., Meister, M., Shatz, C.J.: Transient period of correlated bursting activity during development of the mammalian retina. Neuron 11, 923938 (1993). doi:10.1016/0896-6273(93)90122-8<br><br><b>Xu 2011<br></b>Xu, H.-P., Furman, M., Mineur, Y.S., Chen, H., King, S.L., Zenisek, D., Jimmy Zhou, Z., Butts, D.A., Tian, N., Picciotto, M.R., Crair, M.C.: An instructive role for patterned spontaneous retinal activity in mouse visual map development. Neuron 70, 11151127 (2011). doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2011.04.028 <br><br>