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ecephys receptive field metrics should be returned in units of degrees, not pixels

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Description

The documentation states that RF metrics are in units of degrees, but they are currently being returned in pixels. We need to add some conversion functions to get these values into the correct units.

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The issue does not name a file or test. Locate the ecephys receptive-field metric implementation and the documentation that specifies degree units, then determine the pixel-to-degree conversion needed for each returned value. Done means the metrics are returned in degrees as documented and the relevant behavior is verified.

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Tech stack
jupyter-notebook
Domain
bioinformatics
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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