A removable head-mounted microdrive for unit recording in the free-behaving rat

The microdrive described in this paper has been used for two years for chronic unit recording in the olfactory bulbs of unrestrained rats. It is a removable micromanipulator, suitable for tungsten microelectrodes, designed for stereotaxic exploration of cylindrical areas of nervous tissue 9 mm high...

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Published inPhysiology & behavior Vol. 33; no. 5; p. 843
Main Author Pager, J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.01.1984
Subjects
Animals
Brain Mapping - instrumentation
Electrophysiology - instrumentation
Micromanipulation - instrumentation
Olfactory Bulb - physiology
Rats
Stereotaxic Techniques - instrumentation
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Summary:The microdrive described in this paper has been used for two years for chronic unit recording in the olfactory bulbs of unrestrained rats. It is a removable micromanipulator, suitable for tungsten microelectrodes, designed for stereotaxic exploration of cylindrical areas of nervous tissue 9 mm high and 1.6 mm in dia. The electrode is moved up and down without any rotation and with minimal vibration, with a degree of precision of 5 microns.
ISSN:0031-9384
DOI:10.1016/0031-9384(84)90057-X