Incorporating 3D-printing technology in the design of head-caps and electrode drives for recording neurons in multiple brain regions.

Abstract:

:Recent advances in recording and computing hardware have enabled laboratories to record the electrical activity of multiple brain regions simultaneously. Lagging behind these technical advances, however, are the methods needed to rapidly produce microdrives and head-caps that can flexibly accommodate different recording configurations. Indeed, most available designs target single or adjacent brain regions, and, if multiple sites are targeted, specially constructed head-caps are used. Here, we present a novel design style, for both microdrives and head-caps, which takes advantage of three-dimensional printing technology. This design facilitates targeting of multiple brain regions in various configurations. Moreover, the parts are easily fabricated in large quantities, with only minor hand-tooling and finishing required.

journal_name

J Neurophysiol

authors

Headley DB,DeLucca MV,Haufler D,Paré D

doi

10.1152/jn.00955.2014

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2015-04-01 00:00:00

pages

2721-32

issue

7

eissn

0022-3077

issn

1522-1598

pii

jn.00955.2014

journal_volume

113

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