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-# Update 07/13/2016
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-After some optimization the main loop of updating the spike locations and adding/removing spikes is now ~3x faster. Consider updating your code. Proper release will follow soon.
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 MCMC spike inference in continuous time
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 For initializing the MCMC sampler, the algorithm uses the constrained deconvolution method maintained separately in https://github.com/epnev/constrained-foopsi
 
-### Note
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-This code is still in beta mode. For questions join the chat room (see the button above) or open an issue.
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 ### Contributors
 
 Eftychios A. Pnevmatikakis, Simons Foundation
 
 John Merel, Columbia University
 
+### Contact
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+For questions join the chat room (see the button above) or open an issue (for bugs etc).
+
 License
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