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ArticleScientific reports2019

Recording single- and multi-unit neuronal action potentials from the surface of the dorsal root ganglion.

Ahmed I Kashkoush, Robert A Gaunt, Lee E Fisher, Tim M Bruns, Douglas J Weber

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Article in Scientific reports, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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18 citing papers in PubMed, 32 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ahmed I KashkoushDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America.
Robert A GauntDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0001-6202-5818
Lee E FisherDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0002-9072-3119
Tim M BrunsDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0003-1692-0541
Douglas J WeberDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America. dougweber@pitt.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-9782-3497
University of Pittsburgh · USUniversity of Michigan · US

Funding

Multichannel Microstimulation of Primary Afferent Neurons to Restore ProprioceptiR01NS072342 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI WEBER, DOUGLAS J · 2012 to 2016
$2.4M
Somatosensory feedback controlling a neuroprosthesisR01EB007749 · NIBIB · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI WEBER, DOUGLAS J · 2007 to 2010
$1.3M
Training in Renal, GI, Endocrine, and Epithelial BiologyT35DK065521 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI DEFRANCO, DONALD B, JURCZAK, MICHAEL J. · 2004 to 2024
$811k
Neuroprosthesis development utilizing afferent neural activity recorded with non-F32NS074565 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI BRUNS, TIMOTHY M. · 2011 to 2012
$103k
Howard Hughes Medical InstituteNIBIB NIH HHS R01 EB007749NIDDK NIH HHS T35 DK065521NINDS NIH HHS F32 NS074565NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS072342
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The dorsal root ganglia (DRG) contain cell bodies of primary afferent neurons, which are frequently studied by recording extracellularly with penetrating microelectrodes inserted into the DRG. We aimed to isolate single- and multi-unit activity from primary afferents in the lumbar DRG using non-penetrating electrode arrays and to characterize the relationship of that activity with limb position and movement. The left sixth and seventh lumbar DRG (L6-L7) were instrumented with penetrating and non-penetrating electrode arrays to record neural activity during passive hindlimb movement in 7 anesthetized cats. We found that the non-penetrating arrays could record both multi-unit and well-isolated single-unit activity from the surface of the DRG, although with smaller signal to noise ratios (SNRs) compared to penetrating electrodes. Across all recorded units, the median SNR was 1.1 for non-penetrating electrodes and 1.6 for penetrating electrodes. Although the non-penetrating arrays were not anchored to the DRG or surrounding tissues, the spike amplitudes did not change (<1% change from baseline spike amplitude) when the limb was moved passively over a limited range of motion (~20 degrees at the hip). Units of various sensory fiber types were recorded, with 20% of units identified as primary muscle spindles, 37% as secondary muscle spindles, and 24% as cutaneous afferents. Our study suggests that non-penetrating electrode arrays can record modulated single- and multi-unit neural activity of various sensory fiber types from the DRG surface.

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Action PotentialsAnimalsBiomechanical PhenomenaCatsElectrodesElectrophysiologyEquipment DesignGanglia, SpinalNeuronsSignal-To-Noise Ratio

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