Neural Probes · A-Series (Buzsaki)
Buzsaki 6-Shank 64-Channel Probe, 5 mm
Staggered sites concentrated at the tip — many units resolved from one penetration
Six mid-length shanks side by side, closely spaced for coverage within one structure, with sites staggered near the edges of each tip — the Buzsaki layout for spike discrimination. Among the 371 probe designs in the design space it is in the upper quartile: 64 sites (a common choice — 68 of 369), 5 mm shanks (a common choice — 107 of 363), a 2 mm-deep site array (81st percentile), 31 sites/mm² (10th percentile) and a 1.92 mm³ neural interface (90th percentile).
Small sites read a local patch at higher impedance, sharpening single-unit isolation, packed densely enough to track a unit across neighbouring sites. The mid-length shanks reach structures a few millimetres down.
Orders as a probe-plus-package assembly, in 25 package configurations, 3 of them microdrive-compatible. Silicon 15 µm thick. Z-coat available. Optical stimulation runs from a separate laser or LED source. Research use only.
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Specifications
| Channels | 64 |
|---|---|
| Shanks | 6 |
| Shank length | 5 mm |
| Shank separation | 200 µm |
| Site layout | Buzsaki |
| Site area | 165 µm² |
| Site pitch | 20 µm |
| Vertical span | 1995 µm |
|---|---|
| Substrate | Silicon |
| Site material | Iridium |
| Thickness | 15 µm |
| Neural interface volume | 1.925 mm³ (higher than 90% of 371 designs) |
| Site coverage density | 30.8 sites/mm² (higher than 10% of 371 designs) |
| Brain coverage density | 33.2 sites/mm³ (higher than 32% of 371 designs) |