Cerebro Wireless Optogenetic System

Apr 5, 2019

Andy Lustig from the Karpova Lab at Janelia has developed, documented, and shared a system for wireless optogenetic stimulation.


Several commercial systems for wireless controlled optogenetic stimulation are available, however, as you might expect, these systems can be cost-prohibitive and often lack the ability to be customized. To address these limitations, Lustig developed his own wireless, open-source optogenetic stimulation system. It features Cerebro, a rechargeable, battery-powered wireless receiver; a head implant containing optical fibers and two independent laser diodes; a base station for transmitting radio signals to the Cerebro, controlled by a Windows computer via USB or by TTL; a charging dock; and Xavier, a user-friendly GUI for sending and logging base station commands. 

This research tool was created by your colleagues. Please acknowledge the Principal Investigator, cite the article in which the tool was described, and include an RRID in the Materials and Methods of your future publications. RRID:SCR_021474

Github

The full documentation for building this system is available on the Karpova Lab github.