Headstage Accessories
We provide a wide variety of headstage accessory options to more effectively cater to your neural recording and stimulation needs.
Connectors & Cables
（W-Series, M-Series, T-Series, S-Series）
We supply a wide variety of Omnetics brand connectors and cables. Though our headstages typically use Omnetics connectors, they have been tested for compatibility with various other connector brands. Please notify us if you wish to use a connector brand other than the standard and we will try to incorporate it into your headstage.
All of our recording and stimulation solutions include standard cables and tether, but we can also accommodate individual orders for customized cables. Just give us the details about your desired pinout and cable length and we’ll take care of the rest.
Electrode Interface Boards (EIBs)
（W-Series, M-Series, T-Series, S-Series）
EIBs can be easily incorporated into your animal’s implant to provide a strudy anchor for your headstage and electrodes. We stock a variety of board shaped and sizes ideal for anu animal, including mice. We are also capable of designing custom EIB solutions.
External Batteries
（W-Series, S-Series）
If you require extra battery life for longer experiments, you have the option to replace the standard internal 4 hour battery with one of our 12 hour or 24 hour external battery options.
Using an external battery also helps relieve the weigth form the animal’s head, but it must be stored in a rat jacket or other garment.
Animal Jackets & Harnesses
（W-Series, S-Series）
A jacket or harness is recommended for securing external headstage components, such as a battery, onto the back of a rat or mouse.
Commutators
（W-Series, T-Series）
Choose from Plastics1 and Dragonfly Inc. slip-ring commutators to accommodate between 1 and 18 separate transmission lines.
Headstage LEDs
（W-Series, M-Series, T-Series, S-Series, OptiMap）
Up to two LEDs (blue, green, and red available) can be installed onto any headstage. Internal battery life is reduced by 15% when this option is enabled.
External Batteries
（W-Series, S-Series, T-Series）
The following accessories will replace channels typically used for neural recording on the headstage. Installation of these features will increase the headstage’s length by .4 inches, its height by .2 inches, and its weight by .4 grams. The biosensor options can be installed in any combination.
Wireless Power
（W-Series, S-Series）
When placed within a resonant magnetic field, the inductive power add-on assembly will keep a wireless headstage’s internal battery perpetually charged, thereby facilitating indefinite and uninterrupted device operation.
Wireless power setups must be tailored to the experimental environment, therefore charging results may vary depending on the size and shape of the workspace.
Temperature
Records temperature with small thermistors which can be placed anywhere in or on the animal.
XYZ Acceleration
Monitors x, y and z acceleration at the headstage and outputs analog information along 3 active headstage channels. Animal head velocity and position can later be calculated in software.
Ultrasound Microphone
Records frequencies between 10kHz and 30kHz.