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Construction of an Improved Multi-Tetrode Hyperdrive for Large-Scale Neural Recording in Behaving Rats
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JoVE Journal Neuroscience
Construction of an Improved Multi-Tetrode Hyperdrive for Large-Scale Neural Recording in Behaving Rats
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10:04 min

May 09, 2018

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  • 00:04Title
  • 01:02Assembly of the Hyperdrive Core
  • 03:35Assembly of the Microdrive
  • 05:13Insertion of the Guide Cannulas into the Hyperdrive
  • 06:42Assembly of the Microdrives onto the Hyperdrive Core
  • 07:59Assembly of the Ground Wires
  • 08:43Results: Neural Activity Recordings from a Newly Built Hyperdrive
  • 09:30Conclusion

Summary

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We present the construction of a 3D-printable hyperdrive with eighteen independently adjustable tetrodes. The hyperdrive is designed to record brain activity in freely behaving rats over a period of several weeks.

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