Do you do Neuropixel recordings? Always sharpen your probes! I know it's scary but it makes all the difference for the insertion ease and ultimately the quality of your recording ⚡️

Here @SteinmetzNeuro discusses two different sharpening methods: https://github.com/cortex-lab/neuropixels/wiki/Sharpening

Are you on a budget? The repurposed hard drive method only has to cost 15 bucks! If you have an old hard drive lying around and your rig already has a stereoscope and micromanipulator you just need this: https://www.thorlabs.com/thorproduct.cfm?partnumber=LF1P

#neuroscience #Neuropixel

🎆 Happy new year everyone! We’re back with a post by writer Joe Stucynski who writes about a new piece of technology, called Neuropixels, that is shaping what kinds of experiments neuroscientists can do.

💧 Joe talks about why neuroscientists need to engineer new tools if they want to understand the brain, why Neuropixels are so exciting, and gives one example of how Neuropixels have already taught us more about how the brain coordinates the response to thirst.

❓ What other things might you want to learn from experiments with Neuropixels?

#neuroscience #science #sciComm #Neuropixel #brain

https://pennneuroknow.com/2023/01/10/we-have-the-technology