3D Neuro B.V.

2 ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN JoVE

Neuroscience

The TD Drive: A Parametric, Open-Source Implant for Multi-Area Electrophysiological Recordings in Behaving and Sleeping Rats

Tim Schröder^1,2, Jacqueline van der Meij¹, Paul van Heumen^1,2, Anumita Samanta¹, Lisa Genzel¹

¹Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University, ²3D Neuro B.V.

Here, we present a unique, 3D-printable implant for rats, named TD Drive, capable of symmetric, bilateral wire electrode recordings, currently in up to ten distributed brain areas simultaneously.

Neuroscience

The DREAM Implant: A Lightweight, Modular, and Cost-Effective Implant System for Chronic Electrophysiology in Head-Fixed and Freely Behaving Mice

Tim Schröder^*1,2, Robert Taylor^*3, Muad Abd El Hay³, Abdellatif Nemri², Arthur França¹, Francesco Battaglia¹, Paul Tiesinga¹, Marieke L. Schölvinck^*3, Martha N. Havenith^*1,2,3

¹Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University, ²3D Neuro B.V., ³Zero-Noise Lab, Ernst-Strüngmann Institute for Neuroscience

Here, we introduce a lightweight, cost-effective probe implant system for chronic electrophysiology in rodents optimized for ease of use, probe recovery, experimental versatility, and compatibility with behavior.