A novel carbon tipped single micro-optrode for combined optogenetics and electrophysiology.

Optical microelectrodes (optrodes) are used in neuroscience to transmit light into the brain of a genetically modified animal to evoke and record electrical activity from light-sensitive neurons. Our novel micro-optrode solution integrates a light-transmitting 125 micrometer optical fiber and a 9 mi...

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Main Authors: Dénes Budai, Attila D Vizvári, Zsolt K Bali, Balázs Márki, Lili V Nagy, Zoltán Kónya, Dániel Madarász, Nóra Henn-Mike, Csaba Varga, István Hernádi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5841794?pdf=render