The result of a major collaborative effort between the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI), the Allen Institute for Brain Science, the Gatsby Charitable Foundation, and Wellcome, Neuropixel probes offer unparalleled electrophysiological data collection of neural signals in small animals.
Extracellular recordings require accurate and ergonomic manipulation of the recording electrodes. The Svoboda Lab and Janelia Experimental Technology group have developed a flexible manipulator system specifically for recordings with multiple Neuropixels probes.
Neuropixels probes are next-generation electrodes that record the activity of hundreds of neurons in the brain. They were developed through a collaboration funded by Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Wellcome Trust, Gatsby Charitable Foundation, and Allen Institute for Brain Science. The head of the collaboration is Tim Harris at HHMI Janelia Research Campus, and the electrodes are designed and fabricated by imec, the nanoelectronics research center.