MER: Micro-electrode Recording
Advanced Tools for Microelectrode Recording & Data Analysis
Record signals from a wide range of micro-electrodes on organisms, organs, tissues, brain slices & cells
Flexible interface with options for driven or grounded shields, negative capacity generation and current clamping
Record & Analyze Potentials
Now researchers have access to powerful BIOPAC hardware and software combinations that allow them to record signals from a wide range of micro-electrodes on organisms, organs, tissues, brain slices, and cells. Researchers can use up to 16 MCE100C amplifiers simultaneously to record in-vivo or in-vitro signals. The MCE100C has a very flexible interface (with options for a driven or grounded shields, negative capacity generation and current clamping) to customize electrodes for the recording environment. Analyze potentials using a variety of methodologies (e.g., perform time series analysis, FFT analysis, or histogram the data for amplitude or time values). Examine data from channel to channel for timing measurements or morphological comparisons.
Try MER tools in the free AcqKnowledge Demo
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Wired
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MP36R System plus high impedance cable & needle electrode
Wired | MER: Micro-electrode Recording
MP36R with AcqKnowledge plus high impedance cable and unipolar needle electrode
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MP160 System + microelectrode amp & needle electrodes
Wired | MER: Micro-electrode Recording
MP160 System with microelectrode amplifier and needle electrodes
MP36R System plus high impedance cable & needle electrode
- 1 x MP36R Systems
- 1 x High Impedance Cables
- 3 x Needle Electrodes - Animal/Tissue
MP160 System + microelectrode amp & needle electrodes
- 1 x MP160 Data Acquisition Systems
- 3 x Needle Electrodes - Animal/Tissue
- 1 x Micro Electrode Amplifier
Animal
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MP36R System plus high impedance cable & needle electrode
Animal | MER: Micro-electrode Recording
MP36R with AcqKnowledge plus high impedance cable and unipolar needle electrode
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MP160 System + microelectrode amp & needle electrodes
Animal | MER: Micro-electrode Recording
MP160 System with microelectrode amplifier and needle electrodes
MP36R System plus high impedance cable & needle electrode
- 1 x MP36R Systems
- 1 x High Impedance Cables
- 3 x Needle Electrodes - Animal/Tissue
MP160 System + microelectrode amp & needle electrodes
- 1 x MP160 Data Acquisition Systems
- 3 x Needle Electrodes - Animal/Tissue
- 1 x Micro Electrode Amplifier
Details
Available BIOPAC Micro-Electrode solutions include:
- MCE100C: high input impedance, low noise, differential amplifier
- MCEKITC: interface kit to build your own customized adapter
AcqKnowledge® provides powerful options for analysis, control, display, and stimulation. The software includes a range of tools and automated analysis routines for many laboratory applications. The tools include:
• Stimulation: AcqKnowledge® includes stimulation control software that interfaces with BIOPAC's range of constant current and constant voltage stimulators. The software can delivery square, ramp, sine and arbitrary waveforms for a wide range of stimulus paradigms.
• Spike Analysis: The Neurophysiology analysis suite includes a number of tools for the identification of spikes within extracellular data. The software will identify the spike using a fixed threshold crossing method using a user defined multiple of the standard deviation to the mean signal. The data is scored by placing event marks that identify the onset and offset of the spike. The software provides options for histogramming the data based on spike amplitude or dwell time. A spike train generation utility identifies when action potentials are firing. The spike events are also used to synchronize averaging of the average action potential. A spike classification feature uses a K-means clustering algorithm to group the spikes into unique classes for sorting. There is also a tool for identifying overlapping spike episodes.
Ion-Selective Micro-Electrode Interface: Use ion-specific electrodes to monitor the change in a preparation's ion concentration. To determine ionic activity, use the Equation Generator in AcqKnowledge to implement the Nernst equation.
Support
Application Notes
- 101 - Transducer Calibration and Signal Re-Scaling
- 154 - High Level Transducer Connections - HLT100C
- 159 - Hand Switch and Foot Switch - TSD116 Series
- 110 - Amplifier Baseline Offset Adjustment
- 136 - Battery Pack Instructions - BAT100
- 162 - Stimulation Features of MP160/150/100 Systems
- 185 - iMac and G3 Compatibility Issues
- 190 - Micro-Electrode Amplifier Guidelines - MCE100C
- 195 - MP System Data Sampling Reference
- 207 - UDP Install: MP150 + No Network Access
- 208 - UDP Install: MP150 + Domain Network Access
- 209 - UDP Install: MP150 + Network Access or Multiple Computers
- 121 - Waveform Data Reduction
- 122 - Power Spectrum Analysis
- 142 - Rate Detector Algorithm in AcqKnowledge
- 143 - Importing AcqKnowledge Data Into Excel
- 155 - AcqKnowledge File Formats for the Macintosh
- 156 - AcqKnowledge File Formats for PC With Windows
- 169 - Speech Motor Control
- 191 - Digital I/O Channels
- 200 - Creating Arbitrary Waveforms for the MP Systems Stimulator
- 204 - AcqKnowledge Peak Detector Operation
- 218 - Hardware API
- 219 - Known Issues - AcqKnowledge
- 226 - BIOPAC Software Compatibility on Mac-Intel Core Duo Machines
- 001 - AcqKnowledge Release and OS Compatibility
Knowledge Base
- * CLEANING GUIDELINES *
- AC mode
- AcqKnowledge accuracy
- AcqKnowledge backwards compatibility
- Amplifier baseline offset adjustment
- Amplifier conversion - 2 mm to touchproof
- Amplifier filter settings
- Arbitrary waveform stimulation
- Audio recording synchronization
- Band-pass and band-stop filters
- Buffer overflow
- Calculating file sizes
- Calibration values
- Combining Video with AcqKnowledge
- Common mistakes/general troubleshooting
- Connecting the TSD116C Switch Box
- Copy and paste append markers along with data
- DC mode
- Duplicating waveforms
- ECG R-wave detector
- Editing noisy data
- Electrode Properties - gel and adhesive
- Excel files exported from BIOPAC software open in Excel 'Protected View'
- External Devices and Channel Contention
- Extracting data segments from a file
- Grounding guidelines
- High pass filters
- IIR vs. FIR filters
- Interfacing third-party transducers
- LabView interface
- Low pass filters
- MP150 UDP protocol fixed IP address
- MRI - Triggering
- Notch filter
- Optimal ground placement
- Outputting a signal through the STM100C
- Physiological measurements - life science signals using BIOPAC
- PPG setup and calibration
- Railing signal (flatline)
- Recording good data
- Text files - import and export
- Upgrading from PCMCIA to USB
- USB Drivers and Controller Communication
- Using other software with BIOPAC hardware
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