State-of-the-Art Microwire Array Design for Chronic Neural Recordings in Behaving Animals

• Published in: Methods for Neural Ensemble Recordings pp. 21 - 40
• Format: Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: United Kingdom CRC Press 2008; Taylor & Francis Group
• Subjects: Biomedical engineering; Neurology & clinical neurophysiology; Neurosciences; Electrode Tips; Geometrical Congurations; Conformal Coating; Layered Array; Conductive Paint; Electrode Wires; Ute; Electrode Array; Satellite Arrays; Mechanically Bonded; Drill Bits; Array Pattern; Assembly Jig; Chronic Recordings; Guide Tube; Fabrication Approach; Microwire Array; Electrode Holder; Drill Press; Microelectrode Arrays; PCB Design; Chronic; Wire Guide; Neural Ensemble Recordings; Clamp Point
• ISBN: 0849370469; 9780849370465
• DOI: 10.1201/9781420006414-6

Over the last two decades, many laboratories around the world have started to rely on microelectrode arrays formed by ne microwires, organized in different geometrical congurations, to chronically record the extracellular activity of populations of individual neurons in both anesthetized and behaving animals (Nicolelis et al. 1997, 2003; Lebedev et al. 2006; Verloop and Holsheimer 1984; Williams et al. 1999). As the eld of chronic multielectrode recordings evolved, so did the designs of such microwire-based arrays.