Before revision:  We develop a method for inferring both the parameters of the encoding model and the } couplings between neurons from simultaneously recorded retinal ganglion cells. The inference method fits the couplings to accurately account for noise correlations, without affecting the performance in predicting the mean response .
After revision:  We develop a method for inferring both the parameters of the encoding model and the } couplings between neurons separately from the encoding model, and to combine the two using corrections calculated in a mean-field approximation .