14 Integration of Stereotactic Position with MERJAMIE M. HENDERSON One of the fundamental problems inherent in microelectrode recording during functional neurosurgical procedures is that of relating the position of the…
16 Computer Technology as an Adjuvant for Target Location and ValidationISABELLE M. GERMANO AND DONALD J. WEISZ Stereotactic neurosurgery for movement disorders has always been challenged by the task of…
11 Signal Processing and Pattern Recognition in Microelectrode RecordingsJACQUES FARVE AND THOMAS BAUMANN Microelectrode recording of deep brain structures was introduced in the early 1960s by the French neurophysiologist Albe-Fesard….
20 Is MER Necessary in Movement Disorder Surgery? The Case in FavorDIANE K. SIERENS AND ROY A. E. BAKAY The optimal choice of imaging and localization for stereotactic surgery for…
12 Techniques in Data Analysis: General PrinciplesMANJIT SANGHERA AND ROBERT GROSSMAN With the resurgence of pallidotomy and, more recently, with the advent of deep brain stimulation of the thalamus and…
10 Microelectrode Recordings in the Cingulate Gyrus and the Anterior ThalamusAVIVA ABOSCH, MOJGAN HODAIE, KAREN D. DAVIS, ANDRES M. LOZANO, AND JONATHAN O. DOSTROVSKY The following chapter details the electrophysiological…
2 Principles of Extracellular Single-Unit RecordingMARY M. HEINRICHER There is a rather large gap between membrane properties of individual neurons and behavior or physiological events. To bridge this gap, we…
7 Electrophysiological Findings in Vim and VcHAZEM EL-TAHAWY, ANDRES M. LOZANO, AND JONATHAN O. DOSTROVSKY The electrophysiological characteristics of the thalamus have been used for close to 40 years as…
9 Electrophysiological Findings in STN and SNrPHILIP V. THEODOSOPOULOS, ROBERT S. TURNER, AND PHILIP A. STARR The subthalamic nucleus and the substantia nigra pars reticulata are basal ganglia structures that…
3 Microelectrode Techniques: Equipment, Components, and SystemsKONSTANTIN V. SLAVIN AND JAMES HOLSAPPLE Microelectrode recording is an integral part of many surgical procedures for movement disorders. Technological advances and scientific discoveries…
