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The flexDrive: an ultra-light implant for optical control and highly parallel chronic recording of neuronal ensembles in freely moving mice

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FRONTIERS IN SYSTEMS NEUROSCIENCE
Volume 7, Issue -, Pages -

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FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.3389/fnsys.2013.00008

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electrophysiology; microdrive; electrodearray; optogenetics; multi-site; free behavior

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  1. NIH [5R01NS045130-9]
  2. Brown Institute for Brain Science
  3. NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENERAL MEDICAL SCIENCES [T32GM007484] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
  4. NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE [R01NS045130] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
  5. Direct For Computer & Info Scie & Enginr [1131850] Funding Source: National Science Foundation

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Electrophysiological recordings from ensembles of neurons in behaving mice are a central tool in the study of neural circuits. Despite the widespread use of chronic electrophysiology, the precise positioning of recording electrodes required for high-quality recordings remains a challenge, especially in behaving mice. The complexity of available drive mechanisms, combined with restrictions on implant weight tolerated by mice, limits current methods to recordings from no more than 48 electrodes in a single target area. We developed a highly miniaturized yet simple drive design that can be used to independently position 16 electrodes with up to 64 channels in a package that weighs similar to 2 g. This advance over current designs is achieved by a novel spring-based drive mechanism that reduces implant weight and complexity. The device is easy to build and accommodates arbitrary spatial arrangements of electrodes. Multiple optical fibers can be integrated into the recording array and independently manipulated in depth. Thus, our novel design enables precise optogenetic control and highly parallel chronic recordings of identified single neurons throughout neural circuits in mice.

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