Multi-electrode array recordings of neuronal avalanches in organotypic cultures

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn , Issue 54, 2011, Pages

  Plenz, Dietmar ^a   Stewart, Craig V ^a   Shew, Woodrow ^a   Yang, Hongdian ^a   Klaus, Andreas ^a   Bellay, Tim ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

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EID: 80355125211     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/2949     Document Type: Article

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