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A novel method for clustering cellular data to improve classification

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Many fields,such as neuroscience,are experiencing the vast proliferation of cellular data,underscoring the need for organizing and interpreting large datasets.A popular approach partitions data into manageable subsets via hierarchical clustering,but objective methods to determine the appropriate classification granularity are missing.We recently introduced a technique to systematically identify when to stop subdividing clusters based on the fundamental principle that cells must differ more between than within clusters.Here we present the corresponding protocol to classify cellular datasets by combining data-driven unsupervised hierarchical clustering with statistical testing.These general-purpose functions are applicable to any cellular dataset that can be organized as two-dimensional matrices of numerical values,including molecular,physiological,and anatomical datasets.We demonstrate the protocol using cellular data from the Janelia MouseLight project to characterize morphological aspects of neurons.

cellular dataclustering dendrogramdata classificationLevene's one-tailed statistical testunsupervised hierarchical clustering

Diek W.Wheeler、Giorgio A.Ascoli

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Center for Neural Informatics,Structures,& Plasticity,Krasnow Institute for Advanced Study

and Bioengineering Department,Volgenau School of Engineering

George Mason University,Fairfax,VA,USA

2025

中国神经再生研究(英文版)
中国康复医学会

中国神经再生研究(英文版)

影响因子:0.902
ISSN:1673-5374
年,卷(期):2025.20(9)