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A modified microsyringe for extracellular recording of neuronal activity
1Department of Cell Biology, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute for Neuroscience, Fuchu, Japan. tokuno@tmin.ac.jp
Neuroscience Research
|November 11, 1998
Abstract:
We describe a modified Hamilton microsyringe that allows extracellular recording of neuronal activity and subsequent injections. It is assembled with a Hamilton removable needle and a syringe for injection, a Teflon-coated tungsten wire for recording, and polyimide tubing as a sheath. The device is inexpensive and easy to handle in anatomical and physiological experiments in awake monkeys.