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A miniaturized chronic microelectrode drive for awake behaving head restrained mice and rats.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20036690     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The present work introduces an electrode microdrive system small enough to be placed into two distinct brain areas in head-fixed mice. To meet the space constraint imposed by the size of mice and the additional presence of a head post, the size and weight of the components were minimized. In the current version, an individual microdrive moves an array of four Reitboeck type electrodes. We report about successful implantation in rats and mice using one or two microdrives. Using two of these devices in individual mice/rats, the recording of parallel single and multi-unit as well as local field potential from prefrontal, motor, somatosensory cortex and hippocampus is demonstrated. The system can be easily constructed with machinery and equipment present in most neurophysiology labs.
Authors:
Florent Haiss; Sergejus Butovas; Cornelius Schwarz
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2009-12-29
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of neuroscience methods     Volume:  187     ISSN:  1872-678X     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Neurosci. Methods     Publication Date:  2010 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-02-15     Completed Date:  2010-05-13     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7905558     Medline TA:  J Neurosci Methods     Country:  Netherlands    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  67-72     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
Copyright (c) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
Center for Integrative Neuroscience, University of T?bingen, T?bingen, Germany. fhaiss@pharma.uzh.ch
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Action Potentials
Animals
Behavior
Cerebral Cortex / physiology
Electronics / instrumentation*,  methods
Evoked Potentials
Head / surgery
Hippocampus / physiology
Mice
Mice, Inbred C57BL
Microelectrodes*
Miniaturization
Motor Activity / physiology
Neurons / physiology
Rats
Rats, Long-Evans
Restraint, Physical
Wakefulness

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