Acute Neuropixel System

Diagram of a robotic or experimental setup, including labeled parts: stepper motor, upper stage, neuropixel probe, lower stage, guide rail, chamber adapter, chamber, motor cortex, and hippocampus.

* system based on original design by Ryan Miller and David Sheinberg at Brown University

Motor-controlled Neuropixel Microdrive for Acute Recording

  • Mounts to any chamber using custom adapter

  • Custom designs tailored to experimental requirements

  • Access the depth and breadth of the brain

  • Variable travel lengths

  • Movement resolution < 50 microns

  • 2D positioning resolution of 1 mm

  • Pricing:

    • Contact us for a price quote

Further Information

These systems are designed in close consultation with the user to meet specific targeting and placement requirements. Designs may require a structural MRI scan and specification of neural targets. A CT scan is also helpful to delineate the cranial bone. Neuropixel probes are purchased separately and are loaded into the actuators by the end user prior to implantation.

Illustration of sequence for assembly and use

A step-by-step diagram of assembling a neural probe with labeled steps from loading, retracting, mounting, aligning, and advancing the probe into a chamber, showing various colored components, with additional notes about chamber placement, motor cortex, and hippocampus.