Neuropixels probes are electrodes developed in 2017 to record the activity of hundreds of neurons in the brain. The probes are based on CMOS technology and have 1,000 recording sites arranged in two rows on a thin, 1-cm long shank. The probes are used in hundreds of neuroscience laboratories including the

International Brain Laboratory The 'International Brain Laboratory'' (IBL) is a collaborative research group that aims to develop the first global model of decision making in mice. In its first phase, IBL members are recording 100,000's of neurons across virtually all brain stru ...

, to record brain activity mostly in mice and rats. By revealing the activity of vast numbers of neurons, Neuropixels probes are allowing new approaches to the study of brain processes such as sensor
processing
decision making, internal state, and emotions and to create brain-machine interfaces. The probes were announced in 2017. They are designed and fabricated by

imec Interuniversity Microelectronics Centre (IMEC) is an international research & development organization, active in the fields of nanoelectronics and digital technologies, with headquarters in Belgium. Luc Van den hove has served as President an ...

, an electronics research center in

Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to ...

. In 2022, Neuropixels probes were inserted in human patients.

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External links

UCL Neuropixels page

neuropixels.org
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