The DREAM Implant: A Lightweight, Modular, and Cost-Effective Implant System for Chronic Electrophysiology in Head-Fixed and Freely Behaving Mice

Tim Schr&#246;der; Robert Taylor; Muad Abd El Hay; Abdellatif Nemri; Arthur Fran&#231;a; Francesco Battaglia; Paul Tiesinga; Marieke L. Sch&#246;lvinck; Martha N. Havenith

doi:10.3791/66867

A Cost-Effective, Versatile Probe Implant System for Electrophysiology in Mice

July 26, 2024

The DREAM Implant: A Lightweight, Modular, and Cost-Effective Implant System for Chronic Electrophysiology in Head-Fixed and Freely Behaving Mice

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Tim Schröder*^1,2, Robert Taylor*³, Muad Abd El Hay, Abdellatif Nemri, Arthur França, Francesco Battaglia, Paul Tiesinga, Marieke L. Schölvinck*³, Martha N. Havenith*^1,2,3

¹Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour,Radboud University, ²3D Neuro B.V., ³Zero-Noise Lab,Ernst-Strüngmann Institute for Neuroscience

Summary

Here, we introduce a lightweight, cost-effective probe implant system for chronic electrophysiology in rodents optimized for ease of use, probe recovery, experimental versatility, and compatibility with behavior.

A Cost-Effective, Versatile Probe Implant System for Electrophysiology in Mice

The DREAM Implant: A Lightweight, Modular, and Cost-Effective Implant System for Chronic Electrophysiology in Head-Fixed and Freely Behaving Mice

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