Design and Assembly of an Ultra-light Motorized Microdrive for Chronic Neural Recordings in Small Animals

Timothy M. Otchy; Bence P. &#1254;lveczky

doi:10.3791/4314

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Design and Assembly of an Ultra-light Motorized Microdrive for Chronic Neural Recordings in Small Animals

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Design and Assembly of an Ultra-light Motorized Microdrive for Chronic Neural Recordings in Small Animals

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November 08, 2012

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Timothy M. Otchy^1,2, Bence P. Ӧlveczky^1,3

¹Center for Brain Science,Harvard University , ²Program in Neuroscience,Harvard University , ³Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology,Harvard University

Summary

The design, fabrication and assembly of an ultra-light motorized microdrive is described. The device provides a cost-effective and easy-to-use solution for chronic recordings of single units in small behaving animals.

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