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Typical Neurophysiology Workstations

TDT’s Neurophysiology Workstations each include a powerful real-time processor and one or more optically isolated, battery-powered preamplifiers. This combination delivers low noise, high performance, and the unparalleled flexibility of a user programmable real-time DSP. Every channel is simultaneously sampled and user-specific processing is performed on the fly. Our OpenEx software suite is included to provide flexible, real-time control of multi-channel experiments from a graphical software interface. Systems available up to 256 channels.

RZ2 Multi-Channel Neurophysiology Workstation


RZ2 Neurophysiology Workstations represent our highest channel count recording systems to date and features a new fast fiber optic connection supporting sampling rates up to ~50 kHz. This sample system includes two 64-channel ZIF-Clip headstages and a 128-channel Z-Series Preamplifier to create a complete 128 channel recording solution.

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RZ5 System

RZ5 Multi-Channel Neurophysiology Workstation

TDT’s RZ5 Multi-Channel Neurophysiology Workstation acquires, processes, and analyzes neural spikes on our RZ5 multiprocessor base station. Medusa preamplifiers digitize incoming signals at ~25 kHz with 16-bit precision. This sample system includes two 16-channel acute headstages and two 16-channel Medusa PreAmps to create a complete 32-channel recording solution.

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In Vitro Neurophysiology Workstation

TDT's complete MEA System for in-vitro neurophysiology features the MZ60 MicroElectrode Array (MEA) Interface, developed with the expertise of leading researchers in cell line and tissue slice based neurophysiology. The MZ60 is compatible with a wide variety of MEAs and supports recording or stimulating on up to 60 channels. Recording channels are digitized on the optically isolated PZ2 at up to 50kHz with 18 bit resolution and transferred to the RZ2 for real-time signal processing. The system includes an HC10 Temperature Controller for high resolution, automatic temperature regulation and OpenEx software for real-time spike sorting, filtering and analysis.

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Workstation Addition for Awake, Behaving Protocols

Add a motorized commutator to your system as part of a complete solution for research with awake, behaving subjects. Available with 16, 32, or 64-channels.

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Integrated Stimulus Generation

Neurophysiology workstations can easily be expanded to add complete integrated stimulus production capabilities. System 3 devices can be used to generate acoustic, vibrotactile, or vestibular stimulus waveforms; control visual stimulus generators or olfactometers; or generate electrical microstimulation waveforms.

Integrated Auditory Stimulus Generation

When added to an existing workstation, an RZ6-A can offer two channels of synchronized very high-fidelity, wide bandwidth, acoustic stimulation complete with programmable attenuation and drivers for a variety of transducers, including magnetic speakers or electrostatic speakers.

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Microstimulation System

The components listed below provide 16 channels of synchronized microstimulation based on our flexible System 3 DSP platform and featuring our 16 channel switching headstage.

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The modular and flexible nature of TDT System 3 Processors makes it easy to expand or completely change the functionality of your workstation—often with little or no additional equipment.

System Requirements


 

OpenEx software features:

Simultaneous sweep-based and continuous data recording

Local field potentials and neural spike recording from the same recording electrode - without decreasing overall channel count

Record time stamped waveforms, stimulus parameters, and external digital events into a single synchronized data set

Export data to Neuroshare, ASCII , PLX, or NEX format

OpenEx gives you real-time control:

Change filter settings dynamically

Sort spikes in a real-time visual environment

Auto-thresholding and auto-sorting features

OpenExplorer gives you powerful online and offline data mining tools:

Animate playback of stored data for dynamic visualization of neural activity

Select and sort data on the fly during acquisition

Spike Pac provides powerful online spike sorting tools and easy semi-automated electrode channel mapping:

Sort online using a principal component feature space

Sort online using time-voltage window (hoop) sorting

Apply signal de-noising and filtering