A Backpack Recording Platform for Neural Measurements in Ambulatory Insects

Owen Pochettino, Darshit Mehta, Debajit Saha, Barani Raman, Kenji Aono, Shantanu Chakrabartty

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Abstract

We present a low-weight, miniaturized system for wireless recording of neural activity in ambulatory and behaving insects. Changes in the total energy of the local field potentials from the insects' antenna lobe were recorded using a pair of micro-wire electrodes. The measured energy was digitized and transmitted wirelessly to a remote processor for detecting signals or signatures of interest. Measurement data from insects' antenna lobe are presented and compared against a bench-top approach. Using a locust (Schistocerca americana) as an insect model, we show that our neural backpack is able to achieve a transmission distance greater than 75 m while ensuring the insects' mobility and its ability to detect target odors.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2021 IEEE International Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems, MWSCAS 2021 - Proceedings
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages911-915
Number of pages5
ISBN (Electronic)9781665424615
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 9 2021
Event2021 IEEE International Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems, MWSCAS 2021 - Virtual, East Lansing, United States
Duration: Aug 9 2021Aug 11 2021

Publication series

NameMidwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems
Volume2021-August
ISSN (Print)1548-3746

Conference

Conference2021 IEEE International Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems, MWSCAS 2021
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityVirtual, East Lansing
Period08/9/2108/11/21

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