A low cost, high precision subminiature microdrive for extracellular unit recording in behaving animals

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 92, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 87-90

  Bilkey, David K ^a   Muir, Gary M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Chronic recording; Freely moving animals; Microdrive; Multichannel electrode; Single unit recording

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN FUNCTION; DEVICE; ELECTRODE; HIPPOCAMPUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HIPPOCAMPUS; MICROELECTRODES; MINIATURIZATION;

EID: 0032725010     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0270(99)00102-8     Document Type: Article

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