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Design and Assembly of an Ultra-light Motorized Microdrive for Chronic Neural Recordings in Small Animals

Design and Assembly of an Ultra-light Motorized Microdrive for Chronic Neural Recordings in Small Animals

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November 08, 2012

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10.3791/4314-v

DOI:
10.3791/4314-v

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10:29 min
November 08, 2012

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1Center for Brain Science,Harvard University , 2Program in Neuroscience,Harvard University , 3Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology,Harvard University

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The design, fabrication and assembly of an ultra-light motorized microdrive is described. The device provides a cost-effective and easy-to-use solution for chronic recordings of single units in small behaving animals.

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Otchy, T. M., Ӧlveczky, B. P. Design and Assembly of an Ultra-light Motorized Microdrive for Chronic Neural Recordings in Small Animals. J. Vis. Exp. (69), e4314, doi:10.3791/4314 (2012).

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