Monthly Archives: September 2020

Interview with Bruno Pichler

Posted on September 25, 2020 by P.T.R. Rupprecht

Bruno Pichler studied medicine, obtained a PhD in neuroscience, worked in the labs of Arthur Konnerth, Tom Mrsic-Flogel and Troy Margrie, and was R&D manager at Scientifica, before founding his own company, INSS, “to provide the international neuroscience community with … Continue reading →

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Simultaneous calcium imaging and extracellular recording from the same neuron

Posted on September 22, 2020 by P.T.R. Rupprecht

Calcium imaging is a powerful method to record from many neurons simultaneously. But what do the recorded signals really mean? This question can only be properly addressed by experiments which record both calcium signals and action potentials from the same … Continue reading →

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Discrepancies between calcium imaging and extracellular ephys recordings

Posted on September 14, 2020 by P.T.R. Rupprecht

To record the activity from a population of neurons, calcium imaging and extracellular recordings with small electrodes are the two most widely used methods that are still able to disentangle the contributions from single units. Here, I would like to … Continue reading →

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