13 Microelectrode Signal Analysis Techniques for Improved LocalizationJAMES MCNAMES This chapter reviews some of the most popular methods of extracellular neuronal signal analysis. Although these techniques are generally applicable to…
15 Target Selection Using Microelectrode RecordingKENNETH B. BAKER, NICHOLAS M. BOULIS, ALI R. REZAI, AND ERWIN B. MONTGOMERY, JR. Much of the background for microelectrode-aided target localization has been provided…
19 Correlation between Microelectrode Recording and Clinical Effects of High-Frequency Stimulation of the Subthalamic NucleusABDELHAMID BENAZZOUZ, ADNAN KOUDSIE, PIERRE POLLAK, AND ALIM-LOUIS BENABID The subthalamic nucleus is a small structure…
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…
