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JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE METHODS
Volume 187, Issue 1, Pages 67-72Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2009.12.015
Keywords
Microdrive; Multi-site recording; Multiple single unit; Neocortex; Hippocampus; Mouse; Rat; Behavior
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- German Ministry for Education and Research [BMBF 311858]
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) [SFB 550 B11]
- Hertie Foundation
- Hermann and Lilly Schilling Foundation
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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. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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