open-source electrophysiology

Learn about open-source, thoroughly documented, and field-tested tools for neuroscience research

Electrophysiology hardware

Drives, probes, cameras, headstages, and acquisition boards for signal detection and acquisition

shuttledrive tetrode array.jpg — ShuttleDrive

64- channel drive for chronic tetrode recordings

flexdrive tetrode array.jpg — flexDrive

The predecessor of the ShuttleDrive

open ephys acquisition board extracellular.jpg — Acquisition board

Multichannel electrophysiology acquisition board

twister tetrode spinner.jpg — Tetrode Twister

Tetrode twister based on Arduino

Twister 3

Simple, fast and efficient tetrode maker

Mousecam

Head-mounted camera to use with ephys/optical recordings

intan chip headstage open ephys.jpg — Intan Headstage

Headstages compatible with Open Ephys acquisition system

Stimulation hardware

Devices that provide precisely timed electrical or light stimulation, for instance in closed-loop experimental designs

Cyclops

Ultra-precise control of light power for optical stimulation

StimJim

Easy to use, programmable electrical stimulation

pulse pal.jpg — Pulse Pal

Generates precise voltage pulse sequences to control stimuli

Software

Software for data acquisition, visualization, behavioural tracking, and analysis

Bonsai

Flexible and powerful visual language for reactive programming

3D Tracker

Video-based behavioral analysis system

symphony data acquisition.jpg — Symphony

MATLAB based electrophysiology data acquisition system

stage visual stimulus system.jpg — Stage

MATLAB based visual stimulus system

RTXI

Real-time data acquisition & controls application

open ephys GUI.jpg — Open Ephys GUI

User interface for multicellular electrophysiology

spike interface.jpg — Spike
Interface

Python modules for spike sorting & associated computations

Other tools

FED3

Pellet dispenser for operant task training

PyPhotometry

Open-source fiber photometry data acquisition

PyControl

Hardware and software for controlling behavioral experiments

NicoLase

Open-souce laser combiner and fiber launch

AIBSOPT

Platform for rapid 3D volumetric imaging