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COMBINED SYNOPSIS / SOLICITATION COMPETITIVE
Title: Digitizer, a multiclamp microelectrode amplifier and in vitro electrophysiology analysis software
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Purpose and Objectives: The Unit on Functional Neural Circuits (UFNC) focuses specific circuits and neuronal types that enable internally generated brain activity to interact with sensation, with emphasis on different types of cortical GABAergic (gamma-aminobutyric acid) neurons. Our project aims to delineate the functional connectivity among related brain areas, to identify the behavioral relevance of these circuits, to understand the computations these circuits perform, and to uncover their developmental specificity and plasticity. One of the aims is identifying different cortical subnetworks during different behavioral conditions. Our study will greatly benefit from using in vivo electrophysiology. This will facilitate our research to achieve more comprehensive understanding of specific neural circuits and the relevant behavior.
Background: One of the aims in the Unit on Functional Neural Circuits is to identify functionally distinct cortical subnetworks during different behavioral conditions. In order to do conduct the experiments, we heavily rely on in vivo electrophysiology which allow us to record neuron activity with hightemporal resolution.
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