This work presents a protocol to perform a stereotaxic, neurosurgical implantation of microelectrode arrays in the common marmoset. This method specifically enables electrophysiological recordings in freely behaving animals but can be easily adapted to any other similar neurosurgical intervention in this species (e.g., cannula for drug administration or electrodes for brain stimulation).
Budoff, S. A., Rodrigues Neto, J. F., Arboés, V., Nascimento, M. S. L., Kunicki, C. B., Araújo, M. F. P. d. Stereotaxic Surgery for Implantation of Microelectrode Arrays in the Common Marmoset (Callithrix jacchus). J. Vis. Exp. (151), e60240, doi:10.3791/60240 (2019).