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ArticleScience (New York, N.Y.)2021

Neuropixels 2.0: A miniaturized high-density probe for stable, long-term brain recordings.

Nicholas A Steinmetz, Cagatay Aydin, Anna Lebedeva, Michael Okun, Marius Pachitariu, Marius Bauza, Maxime Beau, Jai Bhagat, Claudia Böhm, Martijn Broux and 29 more

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Article in Science (New York, N.Y.), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 606 papers.

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606citing papers in PubMed
88.6field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

39 authors at 13 institutions in 5 countries.

Nicholas A Steinmetz *UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, University College London, London, UK. nick.steinmetz@gmail.com m.carandini@ucl.ac.uk harrist@janelia.hhmi.org.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7029-2908
Cagatay Aydin *Neuroelectronics Research Flanders, Leuven, Belgium.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7216-1079
Anna Lebedeva *Sainsbury Wellcome Centre, University College London, London, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2454-411X
Michael Okun *Centre for Systems Neuroscience and Department of Neuroscience, Psychology and Behaviour, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7795-5513
Marius Pachitariu *Janelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Ashburn, VA, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7106-814X
Marius BauzaSainsbury Wellcome Centre, University College London, London, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3514-8382
Maxime BeauWolfson Institute for Biomedical Research, University College London, London, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8907-6612
Jai BhagatUCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2571-3712
Claudia BöhmJanelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Ashburn, VA, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9802-1162
Martijn BrouxNeuroelectronics Research Flanders, Leuven, Belgium.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6543-3403
Susu ChenJanelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Ashburn, VA, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5065-1157
Jennifer ColonellJanelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Ashburn, VA, USA.
Richard J GardnerKavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3242-8840
Bill KarshJanelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Ashburn, VA, USA.
Fabian KloostermanNeuroelectronics Research Flanders, Leuven, Belgium.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6680-9660
Dimitar KostadinovWolfson Institute for Biomedical Research, University College London, London, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7548-2209
Carolina Mora-LopezIMEC, Leuven, Belgium.
John O'CallaghanIMEC, Leuven, Belgium.
Junchol ParkJanelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Ashburn, VA, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4739-0793
Jan PutzeysIMEC, Leuven, Belgium.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8834-5852
Britton SauerbreiJanelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Ashburn, VA, USA.
Rik J J van DaalATLAS Neuroengineering, Leuven, Belgium.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5230-6165
Abraham Z VollanKavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3376-6689
Shiwei WangIMEC, Leuven, Belgium.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5450-2108
Marleen WelkenhuysenIMEC, Leuven, Belgium.
Zhiwen YeDepartment of Biological Structure, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4311-1037
Joshua T DudmanJanelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Ashburn, VA, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4436-1057
Barundeb DuttaIMEC, Leuven, Belgium.
Adam W HantmanJanelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Ashburn, VA, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6563-1423
Kenneth D HarrisUCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, UK.
Albert K LeeJanelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Ashburn, VA, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4332-8332
Edvard I MoserKavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0226-5566
John O'KeefeSainsbury Wellcome Centre, University College London, London, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5697-4881
Alfonso RenartChampalimaud Centre for the Unknown, Lisbon, Portugal.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7916-9930
Karel SvobodaJanelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Ashburn, VA, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6670-7362
Michael HäusserWolfson Institute for Biomedical Research, University College London, London, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2673-8957
Sebastian HaeslerNeuroelectronics Research Flanders, Leuven, Belgium.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4924-7381
Matteo CarandiniUCL Institute of Ophthalmology, University College London, London, UK. nick.steinmetz@gmail.com m.carandini@ucl.ac.uk harrist@janelia.hhmi.org.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4880-7682
Timothy D HarrisJanelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Ashburn, VA, USA. nick.steinmetz@gmail.com m.carandini@ucl.ac.uk harrist@janelia.hhmi.org.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6289-4439
Howard Hughes Medical Institute · USIMEC · BENorwegian University of Science and Technology · NOSainsbury Laboratory · GBWolfson Foundation · GBNational Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery · GBNeuroelectronics Research Flanders · BEUniversity of Washington · USVlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie · BEATLAS Neuroengineering (Belgium) · BEChampalimaud Foundation · PTUniversity College London · GBUniversity of Leicester · GB

Funding

NeuropixelsUltra: Dense arrays for stable, unbiased, and cell type-specific electrical imagingU01NS113252 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI HARRIS, TIMOTHY D, OLSEN, SHAWN R. · 2019 to 2023
$3.8M
Howard Hughes Medical InstituteNINDS NIH HHS U01 NS113252Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Measuring the dynamics of neural processing across time scales requires following the spiking of thousands of individual neurons over milliseconds and months. To address this need, we introduce the Neuropixels 2.0 probe together with newly designed analysis algorithms. The probe has more than 5000 sites and is miniaturized to facilitate chronic implants in small mammals and recording during unrestrained behavior. High-quality recordings over long time scales were reliably obtained in mice and rats in six laboratories. Improved site density and arrangement combined with newly created data processing methods enable automatic post hoc correction for brain movements, allowing recording from the same neurons for more than 2 months. These probes and algorithms enable stable recordings from thousands of sites during free behavior, even in small animals such as mice.

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Electrodes, ImplantedMicroelectrodesAction PotentialsAlgorithmsAnimalsBrainElectrophysiologyMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMiniaturizationNeuronsRats

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PMID33859006
PMCPMC8244810
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