Large-scale multielectrode recording and stimulation of neural activity

Sher, A. and Chichilnisky, E. J. and Dabrowski, W. and Grillo, A. A. and Grivich, M. and Gunning, D. and Hottowy, P. and Kachiguine, S. and Litke, A. M. and Mathieson, K. and Petrusca, D. (2007) Large-scale multielectrode recording and stimulation of neural activity. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 579 (2). pp. 895-900. ISSN 0168-9002 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2007.05.309)

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Abstract

Large circuits of neurons are employed by the brain to encode and process information. How this encoding and processing is carried out is one of the central questions in neuroscience. Since individual neurons communicate with each other through electrical signals (action potentials), the recording of neural activity with arrays of extracellular electrodes is uniquely suited for the investigation of this question. Such recordings provide the combination of the best spatial (individual neurons) and temporal (individual action-potentials) resolutions compared to other large-scale imaging methods. Electrical stimulation of neural activity in turn has two very important applications: it enhances our understanding of neural circuits by allowing active interactions with them, and it is a basis for a large variety of neural prosthetic devices. Until recently, the state-of-the-art in neural activity recording systems consisted of several dozen electrodes with inter-electrode spacing ranging from tens to hundreds of microns. Using silicon microstrip detector expertise acquired in the field of high-energy physics, we created a unique neural activity readout and stimulation framework that consists of high-density electrode arrays, multi-channel custom-designed integrated circuits, a data acquisition system, and data-processing software. Using this framework we developed a number of neural readout and stimulation systems: (1) a 512-electrode system for recording the simultaneous activity of as many as hundreds of neurons, (2) a 61-electrode system for electrical stimulation and readout of neural activity in retinas and brain-tissue slices, and (3) a system with telemetry capabilities for recording neural activity in the intact brain of awake, naturally behaving animals. We will report on these systems, their various applications to the field of neurobiology, and novel scientific results obtained with some of them. We will also outline future directions.

ORCID iDs

Sher, A., Chichilnisky, E. J., Dabrowski, W., Grillo, A. A., Grivich, M., Gunning, D. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0992-8353, Hottowy, P., Kachiguine, S., Litke, A. M., Mathieson, K. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9517-8076 and Petrusca, D.;
  • Item type:Article
    ID code:37472
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    1 September 2007
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    Notes:6th International Symposium on Development and Application of Semiconductor Tracking Detectors, Carmel, CA, SEP 11-15, 2006
    Subjects:Science > Physics > Optics. Light
    Department:Faculty of Science > Physics > Institute of Photonics
    Depositing user: Pure Administrator
    Date deposited:08 Feb 2012 11:35
    Last modified:11 Nov 2024 10:04
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    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/37472
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