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microelectrode

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microelectrode [‚mī·krō·i′lek‚trōd]
(engineering)
In biological research, an electrode with a microscopic tip dimension that may be placed adjacent to or inside a cell for the purpose of recording the electric potentials of single cells, passing electrical currents, or injecting electrically charged substances into the cell.
In physical chemistry, a minute electrode used to perform electrolysis of small quantities of material.


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The scanning Kelvin probe measures the voltage between a vibrating microelectrode and a sample with a high resolution.
Working in collaboration with Associate Professor Gordon Baltuch, Zaghloul and Kahana used microelectrode recordings obtained during deep brain stimulation surgery of Parkinson's patients to study neuronal activity in the SN, the midbrain structure that plays an important role in movement, as well as reward and addiction.
 
 
 
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