Preparation of Acute Human Hippocampal Slices for Electrophysiological RecordingsLarissa Kraus 1, Laura Monni 1,2, Ulf C. Schneider 3, Julia Onken 3, Philipp Spindler 3, Martin Holtkamp 1, Pawel Fidzinski 1,2
1Department of Neurology with Experimental Neurology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, 2NeuroCure Cluster of Excellence, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, 3Department of Neurosurgery, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health
The presented protocol describes the transport and preparation of resected human hippocampal tissue with the ultimate goal to use vital brain slices as a preclinical evaluation tool for potential antiepileptic substances.