A simple implantation method for flexible, multisite microelectrodes into rat brains

Frontiers in Neuroengineering

Volumn , Issue JUL, 2013, Pages

  Richter, Anja ^a   Xie, Yijing ^a,b   Schumacher, Anett ^c   Löeffler, Susanne ^a   Kirch, Robert ^b   Al Hasani, Jafaar ^d   Rapoport, Daniel H ^d   Kruse, Charli ^d   Moser, Andreas ^a   Tronnier, Volker ^a   Danner, Sandra ^d   Hofmann, Ulrich G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d Fraunhofer Institute for Marine Biotechnology   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brain; Deep brain microprobes; Flexible device; Implantation; Neuroelectrophysiology; Rat

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRAIN SURGERY; ELECTRODE IMPLANT; FLEXIBLE MICROELECTRODE; IMPLANTATION; MALE; MICROELECTRODE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; NONHUMAN; RAT; STEREOTACTIC PROCEDURE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

RATTUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 84879702642     PISSN: 16626443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fneng.2013.00006     Document Type: Article

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