Techniques used in insect neurobiology research: extrocellular recording.
Author of the article:WANG Chen-Zhu
Author's Workplace:(State Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Pest Insects and Rodents, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100080,China).
Key Words:insect electrophysiology; extrocellular recording; electrode; neuron; nerve; locust
Abstract:Extrocellular recording is a method frequently used in insect neurobiology research. It supplies information about whether a neuron is firing or is quiescent and about whether the rate of firing is increasing or decreasing. The electrodes in extrocellu