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Semi Open Source

Today we have launched our semi open source initiative (SOS).The philosophy behind SOS is to provide scientists with independent means to produce their own hyperdrive parts for electrophysiology recording in freely behaving rodents. The major problem with full open source … Continue reading

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Publications

NeuroTek has been working toward publishing our novel neuroscience technologies. We have recently received a positive review of our research on a robotically controlled laser beam which can be used to train rodents in a fear avoidance paradigm. The robotics … Continue reading

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Commutators Mini!

NeuroTek has just completed a design for a mini commutator that does not have a motor and has a mere 18 channels for use with multiplexed signals (e.g. Openephys). The design is intended for use with rats and is a … Continue reading

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Education

NeuroTek has just finished its first design for an educational tool for neuroscience undergraduate classrooms in electrophysiology. A major draw back to undergraduate teaching experience is that there is no practicum for electrophysiology. Scientists begin the work force without solid … Continue reading

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Quiet Commutation and Optogenetic slipring coupling

We finally finished our adaptation of the Doric optoslipring to our motorized commutator and gave it a test run. We are using magnets to align the optogenetic slipring to the commutator so that the bearings in the optoslipring don’t need … Continue reading

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Doric Opto-slipring combo

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Finally finished our adaptation to the Doric commutator for optogenentics. We use a magnet to link the Doric slipring to our standard commutator. Thus the optoslipring will rotate with our commutator as the tethered rat or mouse moves. Hope you … Continue reading

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Adapting us to You

NeuroTek believes that you should not be forced into the use of a suboptimal product just because a company won’t adapt itself to better alternatives. For the last few years NeuroTek has adapted other companies data acquisitions systems to our … Continue reading

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Fear, Rewards, Optogenetics, Cybernetics,

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NeuroTek completed a product prototype today for fear and reward conditioning and this product will be eventually used for brain machine interface in rodents with the appropriate hardware construction. This work will be published and aspects of the development will … Continue reading

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