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ArticleeNeuro2025

Automatic OptoDrive for Extracellular Recordings and Optogenetic Stimulation in Freely Moving Mice.

Alberto Caballero-Ruiz, Erick Lopez-Roldan, Monica Luna, Luis Rodriguez-Blanco, Leopoldo Emmanuel Polo-Castillo, Mario G Moreno, Leopoldo Ruiz-Huerta, Ranier Gutierrez

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8 authors.

Alberto Caballero-RuizInstituto de Ciencias Aplicadas y Tecnología (ICAT), Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Circuito Exterior S/N, Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacán, Mexico City, C.P. 04510, Mexico alberto.caballero@icat.unam.mx ranier@cinvestav.mx.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8897-080X
Erick Lopez-RoldanPrograma de Maestría y Doctorado en Ingeniería, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Mexico City 04510, Mexico.
Monica LunaLaboratory Neurobiology of Appetite; Department of Pharmacology, Cinvestav, CDMX 07360, Mexico.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6727-6595
Luis Rodriguez-BlancoLaboratory Neurobiology of Appetite, Centro de Investigación sobre el Envejecimiento (CIE), Cinvestav sede sur, CDMX 14330, México.
Leopoldo Emmanuel Polo-CastilloPrograma de Maestría y Doctorado en Ingeniería, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Mexico City 04510, Mexico.
Mario G MorenoLaboratory Neurobiology of Appetite; Department of Pharmacology, Cinvestav, CDMX 07360, Mexico.
Leopoldo Ruiz-HuertaInstituto de Ciencias Aplicadas y Tecnología (ICAT), Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Circuito Exterior S/N, Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacán, Mexico City, C.P. 04510, Mexico.
Ranier GutierrezLaboratory Neurobiology of Appetite; Department of Pharmacology, Cinvestav, CDMX 07360, Mexico alberto.caballero@icat.unam.mx ranier@cinvestav.mx.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9688-0289

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Extracellular recordings in freely moving mice, especially those with movable electrodes (microdrives), are crucial for understanding brain function. However, existing microdrives are often heavy, expensive, fragile, and unsuited for long-term studies with multichannel recordings. The OptoDrive is a new, lightweight (3.2 g), low-cost system for chronic neural recordings and optogenetic manipulation in mice. It features a detachable, 16-channel tungsten-wire electrode assembly with a 3 mm stroke (15 μm step displacement) and an integrated optical fiber. This system enables repeated implantation and explantation without surgery, requiring only gas anesthesia. The OptoDrive has demonstrated stable recordings from the lateral hypothalamus of freely behaving mice for nearly 1 month and successful optogenetic silencing of neuronal activity. In conclusion, OptoDrive offers a cost-effective, compact solution for long-term electrophysiology and optogenetics in freely moving mice.

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NeuronsOptogeneticsAnimalsElectrodes, ImplantedMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicOptical Fibersfreely moving micemultichannel recordingsreimplantable electrode arrays

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PMID40562532
PMCPMC12203764

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