Polygraphic Recording Procedure for Measuring Sleep in MiceYo Oishi 1, Yohko Takata 1, Yujiro Taguchi 2, Sayaka Kohtoh 2, Yoshihiro Urade 1, Michael Lazarus 1
1International Institute for Integrative Sleep Medicine (WPI-IIIS), University of Tsukuba, 2Public Sector/Medical Solutions, Kissei Comtech Co., Ltd
The recording of electroencephalogram (EEG) and electromyogram (EMG) in freely behaving mice is a critical step to correlate behavior and physiology with sleep and wakefulness. The experimental protocol described herein provides a cable-based system for acquiring EEG and EMG recordings in mice.
