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File190 - Interfacing Technology with the Brain: Novel materials for implantable neural devices2013-062016-09

Reference code: PT/FB
Entity holding: BIAL Foundation
Location: S. Mamede do Coronado
Title:
BIAL Foundation Archive
Start date: 1994
History:
The BIAL Foundation was created in 1994 by Laboratórios BIAL in conjunction with the Council of Rectors of Portuguese Universities. BIAL’s Foundation mission is to foster the scientific study of Man from both the physical and spiritual perspectives.
Along the years the BIAL Foundation has developed an important relationship with the scientific community, first in Portugal and after worldwide. Today it is an institution of reference which aims to stimulate new researches that may help people, promote more health and contribute to new milestones to gain access to knowledge.
Among its activities the BIAL Foundation manages the BIAL Award, created in 1984, one of the most important awards in the Health field in Europe. The BIAL Award rewards both the basic and the clinical research distinguishing works of major impact in medical research.
The BIAL Foundation also assigns Scientific Research Scholarships for the study of neurophysiological and mental health in people, arousing the interest of researchers in the areas of Psychophysiology and Parapsychology.
To date the BIAL Foundation has supported 461 projects, more than 1000 researchers, with research groups in twenty-seven countries, resulting, until April 2013, in about 600 full papers, out of which 172 published in indexed international journals with an average impact factor of 3.6 and a substantial number of citations (1665).
Since 1996 the BIAL Foundation organizes the Symposia entitled "Behind and Beyond the Brain", a Forum that gathers well renowned neurosciences speakers and the BIAL Foundation Fellows which are spread around the world.
Classified as an institution of public utility, the BIAL Foundation includes among its patrons the Portuguese President, the Portuguese Universities Rectors' Council and the Portuguese Medical Association.
URL: http://www.bial.com/pt/
Accessibility: By permission

Reference code: PT/FB/BL
Entity holding: BIAL Foundation
Title: BIAL Grants
Start date: 1994
History:
In 1994 the BIAL Foundation launched a programme of science research grants with the aim of encouraging the research into Man’s physical and mental processes, namely in fields still largely unexplored but which warrant further scientific analysis, as Psychophysiology and Parapsychology.
Since its launch, applications to the BIAL grants have been increasing. Up to now 461 projects have been supported, involving more than 1000 researchers from 27 countries.
The approved applications have benefited from grants in amounts comprised between €5,000 and €50, 000. The amount to be granted is fixed by the Scientific board according to the needs of each project.
The supported projects have originated, until April 2013, in about 600 full papers, 172 out of which were published in indexed international journals with an average impact factor of 3.6 and a substantial number of citations (1665).
Among the BIAL Foundation fellows is worth highlighting the presence of scientists from prestigious universities from the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Russia, Germany, Japan, France, Canada, and many others.
The BIAL grants are promoted biannually.

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2012
Location: SEC PCA
Title:
2012 Grants
Start date: 2013-02

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2012-190
Location: Arquivo PCA - Pasta 16/2012
Title:
190 - Interfacing Technology with the Brain: Novel materials for implantable neural devices
Duration: 2013-06 - 2016-09
Researcher(s):
Adam Kampff, Elvira Fortunato, Pedro Barquinha, Joana Neto, Joana Nogueira
Institution(s): Fundação Champalimaud and CENIMAT - Materials Research Center, Lisboa (Portugal)
Contents: Contents:
Bursary agreement
Application form
Correspondence
Progress reports
Final report
2 Articles
Language: eng
Author:
Kampff, A.
Secondary author(s):
Fortunato, E., Barquinha, P., Neto, J., Nogueira, J.
Number of reproductions:
1
Keywords:
Psychophysiology / Brain structure and function / Assessment tools
DocumentBonsai: an event-based framework for processing and controlling data streams2015

Reference code: PT/FB
Entity holding: BIAL Foundation
Location: S. Mamede do Coronado
Title:
BIAL Foundation Archive
Start date: 1994
History:
The BIAL Foundation was created in 1994 by Laboratórios BIAL in conjunction with the Council of Rectors of Portuguese Universities. BIAL’s Foundation mission is to foster the scientific study of Man from both the physical and spiritual perspectives.
Along the years the BIAL Foundation has developed an important relationship with the scientific community, first in Portugal and after worldwide. Today it is an institution of reference which aims to stimulate new researches that may help people, promote more health and contribute to new milestones to gain access to knowledge.
Among its activities the BIAL Foundation manages the BIAL Award, created in 1984, one of the most important awards in the Health field in Europe. The BIAL Award rewards both the basic and the clinical research distinguishing works of major impact in medical research.
The BIAL Foundation also assigns Scientific Research Scholarships for the study of neurophysiological and mental health in people, arousing the interest of researchers in the areas of Psychophysiology and Parapsychology.
To date the BIAL Foundation has supported 461 projects, more than 1000 researchers, with research groups in twenty-seven countries, resulting, until April 2013, in about 600 full papers, out of which 172 published in indexed international journals with an average impact factor of 3.6 and a substantial number of citations (1665).
Since 1996 the BIAL Foundation organizes the Symposia entitled "Behind and Beyond the Brain", a Forum that gathers well renowned neurosciences speakers and the BIAL Foundation Fellows which are spread around the world.
Classified as an institution of public utility, the BIAL Foundation includes among its patrons the Portuguese President, the Portuguese Universities Rectors' Council and the Portuguese Medical Association.
URL: http://www.bial.com/pt/
Accessibility: By permission

Reference code: PT/FB/BL
Entity holding: BIAL Foundation
Title: BIAL Grants
Start date: 1994
History:
In 1994 the BIAL Foundation launched a programme of science research grants with the aim of encouraging the research into Man’s physical and mental processes, namely in fields still largely unexplored but which warrant further scientific analysis, as Psychophysiology and Parapsychology.
Since its launch, applications to the BIAL grants have been increasing. Up to now 461 projects have been supported, involving more than 1000 researchers from 27 countries.
The approved applications have benefited from grants in amounts comprised between €5,000 and €50, 000. The amount to be granted is fixed by the Scientific board according to the needs of each project.
The supported projects have originated, until April 2013, in about 600 full papers, 172 out of which were published in indexed international journals with an average impact factor of 3.6 and a substantial number of citations (1665).
Among the BIAL Foundation fellows is worth highlighting the presence of scientists from prestigious universities from the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Russia, Germany, Japan, France, Canada, and many others.
The BIAL grants are promoted biannually.

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2012
Location: SEC PCA
Title:
2012 Grants
Start date: 2013-02

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2012-190
Location: Arquivo PCA - Pasta 16/2012
Title:
190 - Interfacing Technology with the Brain: Novel materials for implantable neural devices
Duration: 2013-06 - 2016-09
Researcher(s):
Adam Kampff, Elvira Fortunato, Pedro Barquinha, Joana Neto, Joana Nogueira
Institution(s): Fundação Champalimaud and CENIMAT - Materials Research Center, Lisboa (Portugal)
Contents: Contents:
Bursary agreement
Application form
Correspondence
Progress reports
Final report
2 Articles
Language: eng
Author:
Kampff, A.
Secondary author(s):
Fortunato, E., Barquinha, P., Neto, J., Nogueira, J.
Number of reproductions:
1
Keywords:
Psychophysiology / Brain structure and function / Assessment tools

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2012-190.02
Location: Arquivo PCA - Pasta 16/2012
Title:
Bonsai: an event-based framework for processing and controlling data streams
Publication year: 2015
URL:
http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fninf.2015.00007/abstract
Abstract/Results: ABSTRACT:
The design of modern scientific experiments requires the control and monitoring of many different data streams. However, the serial execution of programming instructions in a computer makes it a challenge to develop software that can deal with the asynchronous, parallel nature of scientific data. Here we present Bonsai, a modular, high-performance, open-source visual programming framework for the acquisition and online processing of data streams. We describe Bonsai's core principles and architecture and demonstrate how it allows for the rapid and flexible prototyping of integrated experimental designs in neuroscience. We specifically highlight some applications that require the combination of many different hardware and software components, including video tracking of behavior, electrophysiology and closed-loop control of stimulation.
Accessibility: Document exists in file
Language:
eng
Author:
Lopes, G.
Secondary author(s):
Bonacchi, N., Frazão, J., Neto, J., Atallah, B., Soares, S., Moreira, L., Matias, S., Itskov, P. M., Correia, P.A., Medina, R. E., Calcaterra, L., Dreosti, E., Paton, J., Kampff, A.
Document type:
Article
Number of reproductions:
1
Percentiles:
4
Reference:
Lopes, G., Bonacchi, N., Frazão, J., Neto, J. P., Atallah, B. V., Soares, S., ... Kampff, A. (2015). Bonsai: an event-based framework for processing and controlling data streams. Frontiers in neuroinformatics. 9:7. https://doi.org/10.3389/fninf.2015.00007
2-year Impact Factor: 3.047|2015
Times cited: 221|2024-02-07
Indexed document: Yes
Quartile: Q1
Keywords: Rapid prototyping / Data acquisition system / Data stream processing / Parallel processing / Open-source / Video tracking / Electrophysiology / Behavior control

Bonsai: an event-based framework for processing and controlling data streams

Bonsai: an event-based framework for processing and controlling data streams
DocumentFinal report - Interfacing Technology with the Brain: Novel materials for implantable neural devices2016

Reference code: PT/FB
Entity holding: BIAL Foundation
Location: S. Mamede do Coronado
Title:
BIAL Foundation Archive
Start date: 1994
History:
The BIAL Foundation was created in 1994 by Laboratórios BIAL in conjunction with the Council of Rectors of Portuguese Universities. BIAL’s Foundation mission is to foster the scientific study of Man from both the physical and spiritual perspectives.
Along the years the BIAL Foundation has developed an important relationship with the scientific community, first in Portugal and after worldwide. Today it is an institution of reference which aims to stimulate new researches that may help people, promote more health and contribute to new milestones to gain access to knowledge.
Among its activities the BIAL Foundation manages the BIAL Award, created in 1984, one of the most important awards in the Health field in Europe. The BIAL Award rewards both the basic and the clinical research distinguishing works of major impact in medical research.
The BIAL Foundation also assigns Scientific Research Scholarships for the study of neurophysiological and mental health in people, arousing the interest of researchers in the areas of Psychophysiology and Parapsychology.
To date the BIAL Foundation has supported 461 projects, more than 1000 researchers, with research groups in twenty-seven countries, resulting, until April 2013, in about 600 full papers, out of which 172 published in indexed international journals with an average impact factor of 3.6 and a substantial number of citations (1665).
Since 1996 the BIAL Foundation organizes the Symposia entitled "Behind and Beyond the Brain", a Forum that gathers well renowned neurosciences speakers and the BIAL Foundation Fellows which are spread around the world.
Classified as an institution of public utility, the BIAL Foundation includes among its patrons the Portuguese President, the Portuguese Universities Rectors' Council and the Portuguese Medical Association.
URL: http://www.bial.com/pt/
Accessibility: By permission

Reference code: PT/FB/BL
Entity holding: BIAL Foundation
Title: BIAL Grants
Start date: 1994
History:
In 1994 the BIAL Foundation launched a programme of science research grants with the aim of encouraging the research into Man’s physical and mental processes, namely in fields still largely unexplored but which warrant further scientific analysis, as Psychophysiology and Parapsychology.
Since its launch, applications to the BIAL grants have been increasing. Up to now 461 projects have been supported, involving more than 1000 researchers from 27 countries.
The approved applications have benefited from grants in amounts comprised between €5,000 and €50, 000. The amount to be granted is fixed by the Scientific board according to the needs of each project.
The supported projects have originated, until April 2013, in about 600 full papers, 172 out of which were published in indexed international journals with an average impact factor of 3.6 and a substantial number of citations (1665).
Among the BIAL Foundation fellows is worth highlighting the presence of scientists from prestigious universities from the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Russia, Germany, Japan, France, Canada, and many others.
The BIAL grants are promoted biannually.

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2012
Location: SEC PCA
Title:
2012 Grants
Start date: 2013-02

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2012-190
Location: Arquivo PCA - Pasta 16/2012
Title:
190 - Interfacing Technology with the Brain: Novel materials for implantable neural devices
Duration: 2013-06 - 2016-09
Researcher(s):
Adam Kampff, Elvira Fortunato, Pedro Barquinha, Joana Neto, Joana Nogueira
Institution(s): Fundação Champalimaud and CENIMAT - Materials Research Center, Lisboa (Portugal)
Contents: Contents:
Bursary agreement
Application form
Correspondence
Progress reports
Final report
2 Articles
Language: eng
Author:
Kampff, A.
Secondary author(s):
Fortunato, E., Barquinha, P., Neto, J., Nogueira, J.
Number of reproductions:
1
Keywords:
Psychophysiology / Brain structure and function / Assessment tools

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2012-190.01
Location: Arquivo PCA - Pasta 16/2012
Title:
Final report - Interfacing Technology with the Brain: Novel materials for implantable neural devices
Publication year: 2016
Accessibility:
Document exists in file
Copyright/Reproduction:
By permission
Language:
eng
Author:
Kampff, A.
Document type:
Final report
Number of reproductions:
1
Indexed document:
No
DocumentValidating silicon polytrodes with paired juxtacellular recordings: method and dataset2016

Reference code: PT/FB
Entity holding: BIAL Foundation
Location: S. Mamede do Coronado
Title:
BIAL Foundation Archive
Start date: 1994
History:
The BIAL Foundation was created in 1994 by Laboratórios BIAL in conjunction with the Council of Rectors of Portuguese Universities. BIAL’s Foundation mission is to foster the scientific study of Man from both the physical and spiritual perspectives.
Along the years the BIAL Foundation has developed an important relationship with the scientific community, first in Portugal and after worldwide. Today it is an institution of reference which aims to stimulate new researches that may help people, promote more health and contribute to new milestones to gain access to knowledge.
Among its activities the BIAL Foundation manages the BIAL Award, created in 1984, one of the most important awards in the Health field in Europe. The BIAL Award rewards both the basic and the clinical research distinguishing works of major impact in medical research.
The BIAL Foundation also assigns Scientific Research Scholarships for the study of neurophysiological and mental health in people, arousing the interest of researchers in the areas of Psychophysiology and Parapsychology.
To date the BIAL Foundation has supported 461 projects, more than 1000 researchers, with research groups in twenty-seven countries, resulting, until April 2013, in about 600 full papers, out of which 172 published in indexed international journals with an average impact factor of 3.6 and a substantial number of citations (1665).
Since 1996 the BIAL Foundation organizes the Symposia entitled "Behind and Beyond the Brain", a Forum that gathers well renowned neurosciences speakers and the BIAL Foundation Fellows which are spread around the world.
Classified as an institution of public utility, the BIAL Foundation includes among its patrons the Portuguese President, the Portuguese Universities Rectors' Council and the Portuguese Medical Association.
URL: http://www.bial.com/pt/
Accessibility: By permission

Reference code: PT/FB/BL
Entity holding: BIAL Foundation
Title: BIAL Grants
Start date: 1994
History:
In 1994 the BIAL Foundation launched a programme of science research grants with the aim of encouraging the research into Man’s physical and mental processes, namely in fields still largely unexplored but which warrant further scientific analysis, as Psychophysiology and Parapsychology.
Since its launch, applications to the BIAL grants have been increasing. Up to now 461 projects have been supported, involving more than 1000 researchers from 27 countries.
The approved applications have benefited from grants in amounts comprised between €5,000 and €50, 000. The amount to be granted is fixed by the Scientific board according to the needs of each project.
The supported projects have originated, until April 2013, in about 600 full papers, 172 out of which were published in indexed international journals with an average impact factor of 3.6 and a substantial number of citations (1665).
Among the BIAL Foundation fellows is worth highlighting the presence of scientists from prestigious universities from the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Russia, Germany, Japan, France, Canada, and many others.
The BIAL grants are promoted biannually.

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2012
Location: SEC PCA
Title:
2012 Grants
Start date: 2013-02

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2012-190
Location: Arquivo PCA - Pasta 16/2012
Title:
190 - Interfacing Technology with the Brain: Novel materials for implantable neural devices
Duration: 2013-06 - 2016-09
Researcher(s):
Adam Kampff, Elvira Fortunato, Pedro Barquinha, Joana Neto, Joana Nogueira
Institution(s): Fundação Champalimaud and CENIMAT - Materials Research Center, Lisboa (Portugal)
Contents: Contents:
Bursary agreement
Application form
Correspondence
Progress reports
Final report
2 Articles
Language: eng
Author:
Kampff, A.
Secondary author(s):
Fortunato, E., Barquinha, P., Neto, J., Nogueira, J.
Number of reproductions:
1
Keywords:
Psychophysiology / Brain structure and function / Assessment tools

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2012-190.03
Location: Arquivo PCA - Pasta 16/2012
Title:
Validating silicon polytrodes with paired juxtacellular recordings: method and dataset
Publication year: 2016
URL:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5002440/
Abstract/Results: ABSTRACT:
Cross-validating new methods for recording neural activity is necessary to accurately interpret and compare the signals they measure. Here we describe a procedure for precisely aligning two probes for in vivo "paired-recordings" such that the spiking activity of a single neuron is monitored with both a dense extracellular silicon polytrode and a juxtacellular micro-pipette. Our new method allows for efficient, reliable, and automated guidance of both probes to the same neural structure with micron resolution. We also describe a new dataset of paired-recordings, which is available online. We propose that our novel targeting system, and ever expanding cross-validation dataset, will be vital to the development of new algorithms for automatically detecting/sorting single-units, characterizing new electrode materials/designs, and resolving nagging questions regarding the origin and nature of extracellular neural signals.
Accessibility: Document exists in file
Language:
eng
Author:
Neto, J.
Secondary author(s):
Lopes, G., Frazão, J., Nogueira, J., Lacerda, P., Baião, P., Aarts, A., Andrei, A., Musa, S., Fortunato, E., Barquinha, P., Kampff, A.
Document type:
Article
Number of reproductions:
1
Percentiles:
5
Reference:
Neto, J., Lopes, G., Frazão, J., Nogueira, J., Lacerda, P., Baião, P., ..., Kampff, A. (2016). Validating silicon polytrodes with paired juxtacellular recordings: method and dataset. Journal of Neurophysiology, 116(2), 892-903. https://doi.org/10.1152/jn.00103.2016
2-year Impact Factor: 2.396|2016
Times cited: 54|2024-02-07
Indexed document: Yes
Quartile: Q2
Keywords: Extracellular action potential / Spike sorting / Ground truth / Juxtacellular recording / Polytrodes
DocumentDoes impedance matter when recording spikes with polytrodes?2018

Reference code: PT/FB
Entity holding: BIAL Foundation
Location: S. Mamede do Coronado
Title:
BIAL Foundation Archive
Start date: 1994
History:
The BIAL Foundation was created in 1994 by Laboratórios BIAL in conjunction with the Council of Rectors of Portuguese Universities. BIAL’s Foundation mission is to foster the scientific study of Man from both the physical and spiritual perspectives.
Along the years the BIAL Foundation has developed an important relationship with the scientific community, first in Portugal and after worldwide. Today it is an institution of reference which aims to stimulate new researches that may help people, promote more health and contribute to new milestones to gain access to knowledge.
Among its activities the BIAL Foundation manages the BIAL Award, created in 1984, one of the most important awards in the Health field in Europe. The BIAL Award rewards both the basic and the clinical research distinguishing works of major impact in medical research.
The BIAL Foundation also assigns Scientific Research Scholarships for the study of neurophysiological and mental health in people, arousing the interest of researchers in the areas of Psychophysiology and Parapsychology.
To date the BIAL Foundation has supported 461 projects, more than 1000 researchers, with research groups in twenty-seven countries, resulting, until April 2013, in about 600 full papers, out of which 172 published in indexed international journals with an average impact factor of 3.6 and a substantial number of citations (1665).
Since 1996 the BIAL Foundation organizes the Symposia entitled "Behind and Beyond the Brain", a Forum that gathers well renowned neurosciences speakers and the BIAL Foundation Fellows which are spread around the world.
Classified as an institution of public utility, the BIAL Foundation includes among its patrons the Portuguese President, the Portuguese Universities Rectors' Council and the Portuguese Medical Association.
URL: http://www.bial.com/pt/
Accessibility: By permission

Reference code: PT/FB/BL
Entity holding: BIAL Foundation
Title: BIAL Grants
Start date: 1994
History:
In 1994 the BIAL Foundation launched a programme of science research grants with the aim of encouraging the research into Man’s physical and mental processes, namely in fields still largely unexplored but which warrant further scientific analysis, as Psychophysiology and Parapsychology.
Since its launch, applications to the BIAL grants have been increasing. Up to now 461 projects have been supported, involving more than 1000 researchers from 27 countries.
The approved applications have benefited from grants in amounts comprised between €5,000 and €50, 000. The amount to be granted is fixed by the Scientific board according to the needs of each project.
The supported projects have originated, until April 2013, in about 600 full papers, 172 out of which were published in indexed international journals with an average impact factor of 3.6 and a substantial number of citations (1665).
Among the BIAL Foundation fellows is worth highlighting the presence of scientists from prestigious universities from the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Russia, Germany, Japan, France, Canada, and many others.
The BIAL grants are promoted biannually.

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2012
Location: SEC PCA
Title:
2012 Grants
Start date: 2013-02

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2012-190
Location: Arquivo PCA - Pasta 16/2012
Title:
190 - Interfacing Technology with the Brain: Novel materials for implantable neural devices
Duration: 2013-06 - 2016-09
Researcher(s):
Adam Kampff, Elvira Fortunato, Pedro Barquinha, Joana Neto, Joana Nogueira
Institution(s): Fundação Champalimaud and CENIMAT - Materials Research Center, Lisboa (Portugal)
Contents: Contents:
Bursary agreement
Application form
Correspondence
Progress reports
Final report
2 Articles
Language: eng
Author:
Kampff, A.
Secondary author(s):
Fortunato, E., Barquinha, P., Neto, J., Nogueira, J.
Number of reproductions:
1
Keywords:
Psychophysiology / Brain structure and function / Assessment tools

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2012-190.04
Location: Arquivo PCA - Pasta 16/2012
Title:
Does impedance matter when recording spikes with polytrodes?
Publication year: 2018
URL:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6188074/
Abstract/Results: ABSTRACT:
Extracellular microelectrodes have been widely used to measure brain activity, yet there are still basic questions about the requirements for a good extracellular microelectrode. One common source of confusion is how much an electrode's impedance affects the amplitude of extracellular spikes and background noise. Here we quantify the effect of an electrode's impedance on data quality in extracellular recordings, which is crucial for both the detection of spikes and their assignment to the correct neurons. This study employs commercial polytrodes containing 32 electrodes (177 mu m(2)) arranged in a dense array. This allowed us to directly compare, side-by-side, the same extracellular signals measured by modified low impedance (similar to 100 k Omega) microelectrodes with unmodified high impedance (similar to 1 M Omega) microelectrodes. We begin with an evaluation of existing protocols to lower the impedance of the electrodes. The poly (3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)-polystyrene sulfonate (PEDOT-PSS) electrodeposition protocol is a simple, stable, and reliable method for decreasing the impedance of a microelectrode up to 10-fold. We next record in vivo using polytrodes that are modified in a 'chess board' pattern, such that the signal of one neuron is detected by multiple coated and non-coated electrodes. The performance of the coated and non-coated electrodes is then compared on measures of background noise and amplitude of the detected action potentials. If the proper recording system is used, then the impedance of a microelectrode within the range of standard polytrodes (similar to 0.1 to 2 M Omega) does not greatly affect data quality and spike sorting. This study should encourage neuroscientists to stop worrying about one more unknown.
Accessibility: Document exists in file
Language:
eng
Author:
Neto, J. P.
Secondary author(s):
Baião, P., Lopes, G., Frazão, J., Nogueira, J., Fortunato, E., Barquinha, P., Kampff, A. R.
Document type:
Article
Number of reproductions:
1
Percentiles:
4
Reference:
Neto, J. P., Baião, P., Lopes, G., Frazão, J., Nogueira, J., Fortunato, E., Barquinha, P., & Kampff, A. R. (2018). Does impedance matter when recording spikes with polytrodes?. Frontiers in neuroscience, 12: 715. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2018.00715
2-year Impact Factor: 3.648|2018
Times cited: 54|2024-02-09
Indexed document: Yes
Quartile: Q2
Keywords: Microelectrodes / Impedance / Spikes / Noise / Coating

Does impedance matter when recording spikes with polytrodes?

Does impedance matter when recording spikes with polytrodes?
Documentt-SNE visualization of large-scale neural recordings2018

Reference code: PT/FB
Entity holding: BIAL Foundation
Location: S. Mamede do Coronado
Title:
BIAL Foundation Archive
Start date: 1994
History:
The BIAL Foundation was created in 1994 by Laboratórios BIAL in conjunction with the Council of Rectors of Portuguese Universities. BIAL’s Foundation mission is to foster the scientific study of Man from both the physical and spiritual perspectives.
Along the years the BIAL Foundation has developed an important relationship with the scientific community, first in Portugal and after worldwide. Today it is an institution of reference which aims to stimulate new researches that may help people, promote more health and contribute to new milestones to gain access to knowledge.
Among its activities the BIAL Foundation manages the BIAL Award, created in 1984, one of the most important awards in the Health field in Europe. The BIAL Award rewards both the basic and the clinical research distinguishing works of major impact in medical research.
The BIAL Foundation also assigns Scientific Research Scholarships for the study of neurophysiological and mental health in people, arousing the interest of researchers in the areas of Psychophysiology and Parapsychology.
To date the BIAL Foundation has supported 461 projects, more than 1000 researchers, with research groups in twenty-seven countries, resulting, until April 2013, in about 600 full papers, out of which 172 published in indexed international journals with an average impact factor of 3.6 and a substantial number of citations (1665).
Since 1996 the BIAL Foundation organizes the Symposia entitled "Behind and Beyond the Brain", a Forum that gathers well renowned neurosciences speakers and the BIAL Foundation Fellows which are spread around the world.
Classified as an institution of public utility, the BIAL Foundation includes among its patrons the Portuguese President, the Portuguese Universities Rectors' Council and the Portuguese Medical Association.
URL: http://www.bial.com/pt/
Accessibility: By permission

Reference code: PT/FB/BL
Entity holding: BIAL Foundation
Title: BIAL Grants
Start date: 1994
History:
In 1994 the BIAL Foundation launched a programme of science research grants with the aim of encouraging the research into Man’s physical and mental processes, namely in fields still largely unexplored but which warrant further scientific analysis, as Psychophysiology and Parapsychology.
Since its launch, applications to the BIAL grants have been increasing. Up to now 461 projects have been supported, involving more than 1000 researchers from 27 countries.
The approved applications have benefited from grants in amounts comprised between €5,000 and €50, 000. The amount to be granted is fixed by the Scientific board according to the needs of each project.
The supported projects have originated, until April 2013, in about 600 full papers, 172 out of which were published in indexed international journals with an average impact factor of 3.6 and a substantial number of citations (1665).
Among the BIAL Foundation fellows is worth highlighting the presence of scientists from prestigious universities from the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Russia, Germany, Japan, France, Canada, and many others.
The BIAL grants are promoted biannually.

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2012
Location: SEC PCA
Title:
2012 Grants
Start date: 2013-02

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2012-190
Location: Arquivo PCA - Pasta 16/2012
Title:
190 - Interfacing Technology with the Brain: Novel materials for implantable neural devices
Duration: 2013-06 - 2016-09
Researcher(s):
Adam Kampff, Elvira Fortunato, Pedro Barquinha, Joana Neto, Joana Nogueira
Institution(s): Fundação Champalimaud and CENIMAT - Materials Research Center, Lisboa (Portugal)
Contents: Contents:
Bursary agreement
Application form
Correspondence
Progress reports
Final report
2 Articles
Language: eng
Author:
Kampff, A.
Secondary author(s):
Fortunato, E., Barquinha, P., Neto, J., Nogueira, J.
Number of reproductions:
1
Keywords:
Psychophysiology / Brain structure and function / Assessment tools

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2012-190.05
Location: Arquivo PCA - Pasta 16/2012
Title:
t-SNE visualization of large-scale neural recordings
Publication year: 2018
URL:
https://direct.mit.edu/neco/article/30/7/1750/8399/t-SNE-Visualization-of-Large-Scale-Neural
Abstract/Results: ABSTRACT:
Electrophysiology is entering the era of big data. Multiple probes, each with hundreds to thousands of individual electrodes, are now capable of simultaneously recording from many brain regions. The major challenge confronting these new technologies is transforming the raw data into physiologically meaningful signals, that is, single unit spikes. Sorting the spike events of individual neurons from a spatiotemporally dense sampling of the extracellular electric field is a problem that has attracted much attention (Rey, Pedreira, & Quian Quiroga, 2015; Rossant et al., 2016) but is still far from solved. Current methods still rely on human input and thus become unfeasible as the size of the data sets grows exponentially. Here we introduce the t-student stochastic neighbor embedding (t-SNE) dimensionality reduction method (Van der Maaten & Hinton, 2008) as a visualization tool in the spike sorting process. t-SNE embeds the n-dimensional extracellular spikes (n = number of features by which each spike is decomposed) into a low-(usually two-) dimensional space. We show that such embeddings, even starting from different feature spaces, form obvious clusters of spikes that can be easily visualized and manually delineated with a high degree of precision. We propose that these clusters represent single units and test this assertion by applying our algorithm on labeled data sets from both hybrid (Rossant et al., 2016) and paired juxtacellular/ extracellular recordings (Neto et al., 2016). We have released a graphical user interface (GUI) written in Python as a tool for the manual clustering of the t-SNE embedded spikes and as a tool for an informed overview and fast manual curation of results from different clustering algorithms. Furthermore, the generated visualizations offer evidence in favor of the use of probes with higher density and smaller electrodes. They also graphically demonstrate the diverse nature of the sorting problem when spikes are recorded with different methods and arise from regions with different background spiking statistics.
Accessibility: Document
Language:
eng
Author:
Dimitriadis, G.
Secondary author(s):
Neto, J. P., Kampff, A. R.
Document type:
Article
Number of reproductions:
1
Percentiles:
5
Reference:
Dimitriadis, G., Neto, J. P., & Kampff, A. R. (2018). t-SNE visualization of large-scale neural recordings. Neural Computation, 30(7), 1750-1774. https://doi.org/10.1162/neco_a_01097
2-year Impact Factor: 2.261|2018
Times cited: 29|2024-02-09
Indexed document: Yes
Quartile: Q2

t-SNE visualization of large-scale neural recordings

t-SNE visualization of large-scale neural recordings