A novel stereotaxic apparatus for neuronal recordings in awake head-restrained rats

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 198, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 29-35

  Chaniary, Kunal D ^a   Baron, Mark S ^b   Robinson, Pete ^c   Rice, Ann C ^b   Wetzel, Paul A ^a   Shapiro, Steven M ^b  

^a Virginia Commonwealth University   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Custom Design and Fabrication   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute; Awake; Head restraint; Neuronal recordings; Rodents; Stereotaxic

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; BRAIN DEPTH RECORDING; MICROELECTRODE; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REST; STEREOTAXIS; WAKEFULNESS;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; CRANIOTOMY; ENTOPEDUNCULAR NUCLEUS; HEAD; MICROELECTRODES; NEURONS; RATS; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 79955522393     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2011.02.025     Document Type: Article

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