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Physiology & Behavior

Volume 32, Issue 1, January 1984, Pages 115-118
Physiology & Behavior

A driveable bundle of microwires for collecting single-unit data from freely-moving rats

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Abstract

A technique is described for making a sturdy, driveable electrode array of ten fine wires. This moveable array is a modification of a stationary electrode [4]. It has a number of notable advantages over other electrodes designed for recording single-unit activity in freely-moving small mammals. With this electrode many single cells can be recorded in each animal, cells can be held for many days, and recording quality is very good.

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This work was supported in part by N.I.H. grant NS 14497 to James B. Ranck.

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