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Refined methodology for implantation of a head fixation device and chronic recording chambers in non-human primates

Lanz, Florian ; Lanz, X. ; Scherly, A. ; Moret, Véronique ; Gaillard, A. ; Gruner, P. ; Hoogewoud, Henri-Marcel ; Belhaj-Saif, Abderraouf ; Loquet, Gérard ; Rouiller, Eric M.

In: Journal of Neuroscience Methods, 2013, vol. 219, no. 2, p. 262–270

The present study was aimed at developing a new strategy to design and anchor custom-fitted implants, consisting of a head fixation device and a chronic recording chamber, on the skull of adult macaque monkeys. This was done without the use of dental resin or orthopedic cement, as these modes of fixation exert a detrimental effect on the bone. The implants were made of titanium or tekapeek and...