Modified Neuropixels probes for recording human neurophysiology in the operating room

Sydney S. Cash, Angelique C. Paulk, Brian Coughlin, William Muñoz, Yoav Kfir, Michael J. Young, Domokos Meszéna, Mohsen Jamali, Irene Caprara, Richard Hardstone, Arjun Khanna, Martina L. Mustroph, Eric M. Trautmann, Charlie Windolf, Erdem Varol, Dan J. Soper, Sergey D. Stavisky, Marleen Welkenhuysen, Barundeb Dutta, Krishna V. Shenoy, Leigh R. Hochberg, R. Mark Richardson, Ziv M. Williams

Published: 2023-09-10 DOI: 10.1038/s41596-023-00871-2

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