Meister, Markus (2021) Curved Micro-Electrode Arrays. . (Unpublished) https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20211217-233144809
![]() |
PDF
- Submitted Version
See Usage Policy. 287kB |
Use this Persistent URL to link to this item: https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20211217-233144809
Abstract
Multi-electrode arrays serve to record electrical signals of many neurons in the brain simultaneously. For most of the past century, electrodes that penetrate brain tissue have had exactly one shape: a straight needle. Certainly this was a good starting choice at the time, but there is no reason to think that a straight line would be the optimal shape in all Neuroscience applications. Here I argue that, in fact, a wide variety of curved shapes is equally practical: all possible helices. I discuss the manufacture and manipulation of such devices, and illustrate a few use cases where they will likely outperform conventional needles. With some collective action from the research community, curved arrays could be manufactured and distributed at low cost.
Item Type: | Report or Paper (Discussion Paper) | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Related URLs: |
| ||||||
ORCID: |
| ||||||
Additional Information: | Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). Thanks to Kyu Hyun Lee, Sotiris Masmanidis, and Harri Kytomaa for feedback and advice. MM is supported in part by grants from the Simons Foundation (543015) and from the NINDS (5R01NS111477). | ||||||
Funders: |
| ||||||
Record Number: | CaltechAUTHORS:20211217-233144809 | ||||||
Persistent URL: | https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20211217-233144809 | ||||||
Usage Policy: | No commercial reproduction, distribution, display or performance rights in this work are provided. | ||||||
ID Code: | 112530 | ||||||
Collection: | CaltechAUTHORS | ||||||
Deposited By: | George Porter | ||||||
Deposited On: | 20 Dec 2021 19:07 | ||||||
Last Modified: | 20 Dec 2021 19:07 |
Repository Staff Only: item control page