Simplified method for EEG recordings in mice
Bende Zou, Xinmin (Simon) Xie, Ludmila Gerashchenko · 2026
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Bende Zou, Xinmin Xie, and Ludmila Gerashchenko present a 2026 methods shortcut for recording brain waves in mice without drilling the skull. Standard EEG implants demand stereotaxic drilling and screws, eating time and stressing animals. Their approach presses thin needle electrodes into set skull positions, hooks extra needles along the skull's sides for grip, and cements a connector in place with dental composite.
The whole surgery finishes in under fifteen minutes, with no drilling or screw placement at all. Recordings from the needle setup proved no worse than those from conventional screw electrodes in the team's comparisons, across the sleep and brain-activity measures they examined. The authors pitch the method as faster, gentler, and accurate enough for epilepsy, sleep, and drug-response studies. Animal welfare and lab throughput both gain, they argue.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Bende Zou, Xinmin (Simon) Xie, Ludmila Gerashchenko |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 29892 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |