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Multi-electrode Array Recordings of Neuronal Avalanches in Organotypic Cultures
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2011
A robust way to study neuronal avalanches, i.e. scale-invariant spatio-temporal activity bursts, indicative of critical state dynamics in cortex. Avalanches emerge spontaneously in developing superficial layers of cultured cortex which allows for long-term measurements of the activity with planar integrated multi-electrode arrays (MEA) under precisely controlled conditions.
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Examining Local Network Processing using Multi-contact Laminar Electrode Recording
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2011
A fundamental issue in our understanding of cortical circuitry is how networks in different cortical layers encode sensory information. Here we describe electrophysiological techniques utilizing multi-contact laminar electrodes to record single-units and local field potentials and present analyses to identify cortical layers.
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Acute Single-Unit Multi-Electrode Recordings from the Brainstem of Head-Fixed Mice
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2024
This protocol describes a method to obtain in vivo, high-density single-neuron recordings from the brainstem of head-fixed mice. This approach is deployed to measure the action potential firing of neurons in the ventrolateral periaqueductal gray - a brainstem region inactive during Rapid Eye Movement (REM) sleep - before and during general anesthesia.
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Direct-current Stimulation and Multi-electrode Array Recording of Seizure-like Activity in Mice Brain Slice Preparation
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2016
Studies have shown that cathodal transcranial direct-current stimulation can produce suppressive effects on drug-resistant seizures. In this study, an in vitro experimental setup was devised in which the direct-current stimulation and multielectrode array recording of seizure-like activity were evaluated in mice brain slice preparation. The direct-current stimulation parameters were evaluated.
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Design and Fabrication of Ultralight Weight, Adjustable Multi-electrode Probes for Electrophysiological Recordings in Mice
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2014
Understanding the neural substrates of behavior requires brain circuit ensemble recording. Because of its genetic tractability, the mouse offers a model for circuit dissection and disease mimicry. Here, a method of designing and fabricating miniaturized probes is described that is suitable for targeting deep brain structure in the mouse.
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Filtering and signal analysis help distinguish the kinds of neural information captured by an array. Action potentials represent discrete neuronal events, whereas local field potentials reflect broader population-level activity; other population-level signals may also be examined. Separating these signal types allows investigators to ask whether a result concerns individual firing, coordinated activity, or both.
Closely spaced electrodes make it possible to compare activity across nearby recording sites rather than treating each neuron in isolation. Those comparisons can reveal whether cells or regions show related activity and can expose patterns of coordination within a circuit. This population view is especially useful when the scientific question concerns information encoded collectively, not only by one cell.
Comparisons across channels provide a basis for identifying functional connectivity and circuit dynamics. Functional connectivity here refers to relationships in recorded activity, while circuit dynamics describes how those relationships vary as neural populations operate. Examining these patterns can connect signals from different neurons or brain regions to coordinated processing, offering information that a single recording channel cannot provide.
After acquisition, the recorded extracellular voltage changes are filtered and then analyzed as action potentials, local field potentials, or other population-level signals. Researchers can examine each channel and compare channels to determine whether activity reflects individual neuronal events, broader population behavior, or coordinated patterns. The resulting analysis links electrical measurements to interpretable neural activity.
Multi-electrode Recording can relate population activity to sensory processing, movement, learning, and behavior. Investigators can examine how neural signals change across these contexts and whether activity is organized within or across recorded regions. Because the method samples populations rather than one neuron alone, it supports systems-level interpretations of how circuits contribute to observable functions.
It supports brain-computer interface research by providing simultaneous neural signals that can be related to behavior or other measurable functions. The same population-level perspective is valuable in experiments on neurological disorders, where investigators can examine activity across neurons or brain regions rather than relying on one site. These applications extend the technique from basic circuit studies to technology-oriented and disorder-focused neuroscience.