Chronic detachable headphones for acoustic stimulation in freely moving animals.

Journal article

A growing number of studies of auditory processing are being carried out in awake, behaving animals, creating a need for precisely controlled sound delivery without restricting head movements. We have designed a system for closed-field stimulus presentation in freely moving ferrets, which comprises lightweight, adjustable headphones that can be consistently positioned over the ears via a small, skull-mounted implant. The invasiveness of the implant was minimized by simplifying its constructio...

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Authors: Nodal, F; Keating, P; King, A

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Journal of neuroscience methods
• Volume: 189
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 44-50
• Publication date: 2010-05-01
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2010.03.017
• EISSN: 1872-678X
• ISSN: 0165-0270
• Language: English
• Keywords: Prostheses and Implants; Animals; Prosthesis Implantation; Equipment Design; Acoustic Stimulation; Hearing; Neuropsychology; Auditory Pathways; Neurophysiology; Female; Electronics, Medical; Bone Cements; Movement; Ferrets; Audiometry; Functional Laterality; Acoustics; Brain; Sound Localization