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Zero-lag peak asymmetry in plot_crosscorrelograms

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Description

When plotting correlograms for a unit pair using plot_crosscorrelograms, one off-diagonal panel shows a strong zero-lag peak (as expected for double detection), but the other off-diagonal looks like an ACG trough (no zero-lag peak).
In Phy, both off-diagonals show the zero-lag peak for the same pair.
Any idea why CCG(A,B) shows a strong zero-lag peak but CCG(B,A) doesn’t, while Phy shows peaks in both for the same pair?

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Start by locating the plot_crosscorrelograms entry point and tracing how CCG(A,B) and CCG(B,A) are computed and rendered. Compare the result with the paired unit's Phy correlograms; done means both off-diagonal panels consistently show the expected zero-lag peak for the same double detection.

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Tech stack
python
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data-visualization
Issue type
Bug
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