Headstage Amplifier Cable Kit (36" Cable, 200 nA/V)

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#	Description	Price in USD
For use with Pine Research WaveNeuro and UNC UEI Systems
[NEC-HS2]	Headstage Amplifier 36" Cable Kit kit includes UEI-compatible potentiostat to headstage cable with stimulation connector, overall 36" long, five replaceable 2.5" microelectrode-headstage couplers, and working driven headstage amplifier
Headstage Kit includes the items listed below
RRHC0136-T	Headstage Amplifier Cable 36" long, WaveNeuro and UEI Potentiostat compatible, includes CP-305 stimulator connector
AC01HS1	FSCV Headstage Amplifier 5 MΩ; 200 nA/V, working electrode driven NOTE: A working electrode driven systems means the waveform is applied to the working electrode, which is then later software subtracted. Such a design is consistent with the general FSCV research community.
AC01HC0325-5	Microelectrode-Headstage Coupler - 2.5" white reference, yellow working, pack of 5

Description

Pine Research currently offers working driven headstage amplifiers. In a working driven system, the reference electrode is grounded. The FSCV potential waveform (ramp) is connected to the non-inverting input of the operational amplifier, while the working electrode is connected to the inverting input. In this arrangement, the voltage at the microelectrode will follow the ramp applied to the inverting input.¹

Even when no electrodes are connected (connector just in air) to the headstage amplifier cable, which is connected to the WaveNeuro, HDCV will show a current response that follows the applied waveform. As described below, this is expected.

In this two-electrode configuration, current arising from electron-transfer reactions, such as the oxidation of dopamine, passes between reference and working electrodes. The measured current passes through the headstage amplifer, where it is converted to voltage, and sums with the the ramp voltage at the inverting input. Mathematically,

$V_O=-(i_{in}\times R_F)+V_R$

where $V_O$ is the output voltage, $i_{in}$ is input current, $R_F$ is feedback resistor (gain), and $V_R$ is the CV ramp voltage. By rearrangement, the signal voltage (proportional to the current across the $5\: M\Omega$ feedback resistor in the $200\:nA/V$ headstage) is then

$(V_R-V_O)=i_{in}\times R_F=V_{signal}$

HDCV software, which supports the WaveNeuro FSCV Potentiostat system, performs software subtraction of the ramp according to this relationship, resulting in only the true differential current measurement.¹

(1) Takmakov, P.; McKinney, C. J.; Carelli, R. M.; Wightman, R. M. Instrumentation for Fast-Scan Cyclic Voltammetry Combined with Electrophysiology for Behavioral Experiments in Freely Moving Animals. Rev. Sci. Instrum. 2011, 82, 74302.

R.M. Wightman et. al. have reported on this topic in depth If, after reviewing this document, you have any questions about our neuroelectrochemical research products, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Review Journal Article