I sometimes get tetrodes (targeting dCA1) that only have clusters that are massive “long” ovals due to complex spiking (pic 1). While others have more “normal” circular clusters, presumably little cmplx spk (pic 2). Do we know why this is? These TTs are right next to each other
@BlakeP_Neuro Yes… I’ve seen this too, my only guess is that you’re closer to the “stretched” ones so you have better resolution on their waveform?
@elduvelle hmmm im not too sure of that, and i mean that literally. I always thought closer = high voltage, esp since all my electrodes have nearly the same impedance. With that in mind, i definitely get high voltage circular clusters and lower voltage long oval clusters, so im too sure how distance could explain it. maybe it has to do with dist to the axon hillock or soma. Its also a odd that i could be close to 3 neurons w oval clusters and not close to any of the 5 neurons w circular clusters
@elduvelle it does feel like a property of the individual tetrodes tho, since it tends to be all long oval or all more circular
@BlakeP_Neuro Maybe a question for NeuroMethods slack!
@BlakeP_Neuro Oh - since this seems to be a property of the tetrode, could it be that the tetrode with elongated clusters is drifting and the other one isn’t?
@elduvelle nah i dont think so, or at least not normal drift. It's been the same for a week now.
@BlakeP_Neuro Hmm… the plot thickens…