Video: MPM Pathfinder & Trajectory Explorer | Buying Neuropixels 2.0 probes? Read this!

NEW SCALE NEWS

LIFE SCIENCE LAB AUTOMATION EDITION

August 2023

Dear Lisa,

Big thanks to Andrew Peters for joining us last month as we demonstrated his open-source Neuropixels Trajectory Explorer with our Multi-Probe Micromanipulator System and MPM Pathfinder software. You can check out a short overview video, or watch the full webinar recording. Links are below.

And some exciting news from Neuropixels: The Neuropixels 2.0 four-shank probe is available for sale. MPM System users should order the version with metal cap. See our probe mount prototype below.

Hope you're having a great summer! As always, contact me if you have questions.

- Ed Friedrich

VIDEO

MPM Pathfinder and Neuropixels Trajectory Explorer

SCREEN SHOT OF NEUROPIXELS TRAJECTORY EXPLORER WITH PATHFINDER

This short video shows how the open-source Neuropixels Trajectory Explorer

works with the MPM System's Pathfinder Software.

This short overview video shows how passing probe location coordinates from New Scale’s MPM Pathfinder software to the open-source Neuropixels Trajectory Explorer software allows researchers to see probe locations in the Allen Institute Common Coordinate Framework (CCF) 3D brain atlas during simulation and insertion.

Use simulation to plan trajectories and automatically calculate the mechanical positions of the manipulator arm to achieve the desired trajectory path. During insertions, view the real-time probe position in the Pathfinder viewer and the 3D brain atlas simultaneously.

Watch the overview video (2:46)

WEBINAR ON DEMAND

MPM Pathfinder & Neuropixels Trajectory Explorer: Detailed Demonstration and Q&A

Webinar-on-demand topics include selecting target brain regions, planning trajectories, importing values into Pathfinder, calibrating via bregma and lambda, and monitoring probe positions during live insertions.

This one-hour demo shows in detail how to use Neuropixels Trajectory Explorer with Pathfinder software and the MPM System. Presenters are:

Ed Friedrich - Life Sciences Business Manager, New Scale Technologies

Andrew Peters - Developer of Neuropixels Trajectory Explorer and Principal Investigator, Peters Lab, University of Oxford Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics

WATCH THE DETAILED WEBINAR (Registration Required)

PRODUCT NEWS

Neuropixels Announces 2.0 Probes Available for Sale

IMAGE: NEUROPIXELS 2.0 PROBES (FROM NEUROPIXELS.ORG)

Neuropixels has announced that its Neuropixels 2.0 multi-shank 10mm probes are available for sale.

Visit Neuropixels.org for more information

New Scale MPM Probe Mounting Kit in Development

The MPM-Probe Mount-NP2.0 for the MPM System will use the Neuropixels 2.0 probe's metal cap for mounting and alignment, as shown in the prototype drawing below.

MPM System users should order Neuropixels 2.0 probes with metal cap.

DRAWING: PROTOTYPE MPM-PROBE MOUNT-NP2.0

Order Neuropixels 2.0 probes with metal cap for use with the MPM System.

CONTACT NEW SCALE TO PRE-ORDER A NP2.0 PROBE MOUNTING KIT

MPM USER PORTAL UPDATES

New Product Alerts, Tech Tips and More

On the portal:

PATHFINDER V2.8 SOFTWARE DOWNLOAD

The latest MPM System software release is now available for download by all current MPM System users.

Key features are:

Integration with open-source trajectory planning and data acquisition applications
Support for gaming controllers
Calibration images for larger mice and rats
Additional minor updates and bug fixes

If you're an MPM Multi-Probe Manipulator user, please register for a user portal account. It's the best way to make sure you get user tips, product alerts, answers to commonly asked questions, access to a full library of how-to videos, and more.

If you've recently changed labs, please drop us an email and we'll update your portal information.

email: NSTsales@newscaletech.com

call: (585) 924-4450

visit: www.newscaletech.com

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New Scale Technologies develops and manufactures the smallest and most precise closed-loop positioning solutions available. Our “all-in-one” M3 Smart Modules with built-in controllers are easy to integrate with handheld and portable instruments. We enable smaller, smarter imaging systems, scientific instruments, medical devices, aerospace and defense systems and more. Our customers achieve the fastest results with the lowest total cost.

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