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Single-unit In vivo Recordings from the Optic Chiasm of Rat

Single-unit In vivo Recordings from the Optic Chiasm of Rat

DOI:
10.3791/1887-v

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11:00 min

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April 02, 2010

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1Department of Biomedical Engineering,Boston University

Chapters

  • 00:00Title
  • 00:05Introduction
  • 01:00Fabrication of Tungsten-in-Glass Electrodes
  • 04:13Stereotaxic Setup and Spike Train Recordings

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Retinal ganglion cells transmit visual information from the eye to the brain with sequences of action potentials. Here, we demonstrate how to record the action potentials of single ganglion cells in vivo from anesthetized rats.

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Optic ChiasmRatIn Vivo RecordingsGanglion CellsVisual InformationRetinal Ganglion Cell AxonsAction PotentialsOptic NerveVisual SystemVisual EncodingRetinal Disease ModelsGanglion Cell Spike TrainsTungsten-in-glass ElectrodesStereotaxic SystemVisual Neurophysiology ExperimentsAnimal Preparation

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