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Adjustable stimulating and recording electrodes in brain of the unrestrained animal. A study of red nucleus

1966; Elsevier BV; Volume: 21; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/0013-4694(66)90128-3

1872-6380

Ross Davis, Allan S. Tollow,

EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces

Abstract A relatively small (12.5 mm × 12.5 mm ) adjustable electrode assembly is described in detail. The assembly can be implanted so as to advance the electrode in a Horsley-Clarke coordinate. An electrode can be inserted into any part of the centre circular area (diameter 3.5 mm) and then cemented at a required depth. The mechanical thread drive can advance the electrode over 2 mm in the unrestrained, conscious animal. With this technique physiological properties of single and groups of rubral neurones were examined during rest, movement and following electrical stimulation to their afferent pathway. We acknowledge the assistance of Mrs. R. McCormick in rearing and handling the cats, as well as for the preparation of the histology. The Laboratory is supported by the New South Wales Department of Public Health.