Extracellularly Recorded Somatic and Neuritic Signal Shapes and Classification Algorithms for High-Density Microelectrode Array Electrophysiology.
High-density microelectrode arrays (HDMEA) have been recently introduced to study principles of neural function at high spatial resolution. However, the exact nature of the experimentally observed extracellular action potentials (EAPs) is still incompletely understood. The soma, axon and dendrites of a neuron can all exhibit regenerative action potentials that could be sensed with HDMEA electrodes. Here, we investigate the contribution of distinct neuronal sources of activity in HDMEA recordings from low-density neuronal cultures. We recorded EAPs with HDMEAs having 11,011 electrodes and then fixed and immunostained the cultures with β3-tubulin for high-resolution fluorescence imaging. Immunofluorescence images overlaid with the activity maps showed EAPs both at neuronal somata and distal neurites. Neuritic EAPs had mostly narrow triphasic shapes, consisting of a positive, a pronounced negative peak and a second positive peak. EAPs near somata had wide monophasic or biphasic shapes with a main negative peak, and following optional positive peak. We show that about 86% of EAP recordings consist of somatic spikes, while the remaining 14% represent neuritic spikes. Furthermore, the adaptation of the waveform shape during bursts of these neuritic spikes suggested that they originate from axons, rather than from dendrites. Our study improves the understanding of HDMEA signals and can aid in the identification of the source of EAPs.
RIKEN Quantitative Biology Center, RIKENKobe, Japan; Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences, Osaka UniversityOsaka, Japan.
Kosmas
K
Deligkaris
RIKEN Quantitative Biology Center, RIKEN Kobe, Japan.
Torsten
T
Bullmann
RIKEN Quantitative Biology Center, RIKENKobe, Japan; Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences, Osaka UniversityOsaka, Japan; Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH ZurichBasel, Switzerland.
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U
Frey
CMOS; extracellular action potential; low-density culture; microelectrode array; multielectrode array
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