The sinusoidal probe: A new approach to improve electrode longevity

Frontiers in Neuroengineering

Volumn 7, Issue APR, 2014, Pages

  Sohal, Harbaljit S ^a,b   Jackson, Andrew ^a   Jackson, Richard ^b   Clowry, Gavin J ^a   Vassilevski, Konstantin ^b   O'Neill, Anthony ^b   Baker, Stuart N ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic; Electrode; Electrophysiology; Flexible; Gliosis; Long term; Microelectrode

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BRAIN COMPUTER INTERFACE; BRAIN MOTOR INTERFACE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRODE; ELECTRODE IMPLANT; ELECTRODE LONGEVITY; ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSIS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; HISTOLOGY; IMPEDANCE; MICROGLIA; MICROMOTION; MICROTECHNOLOGY; MICROWIRE ELECTRODE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NERVOUS TISSUE; NEW ZEALAND WHITE (RABBIT); NONHUMAN; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SINUSOIDAL PROBE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EID: 84899725109     PISSN: 16626443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fneng.2014.00010     Document Type: Article

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