Integrated Wireless Neural Recording and Electrode Positioning System

In neurophysiological research, the recording of brain activity in animals is fundamental. Conventional wire-based technologies allow such recordings only in movement-restraint animals. Head-mounted wireless recording technologies allow investigating a broader spectrum of behaviors and have the pote...

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Published inProcedia engineering Vol. 47; pp. 1097 - 1100
Main Authors Rafflenbeul, Lutz, Werthschützky, Roland, Gail, Alexander
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Ltd 2012
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Summary:In neurophysiological research, the recording of brain activity in animals is fundamental. Conventional wire-based technologies allow such recordings only in movement-restraint animals. Head-mounted wireless recording technologies allow investigating a broader spectrum of behaviors and have the potential to improve animal welfare and mark an important step towards implantable neuroprosthetic devices. We developed a lightweight, head-mountable neural recording system, which allows bidirectional communication for remote signal acquisition on the one hand and remote pre-amp gain adjustments and microelectrode position adjustments, on the other hand.
ISSN:1877-7058
1877-7058
DOI:10.1016/j.proeng.2012.09.342