Jinga-hi Inc. — Department of Health and Human Services SBIR Phase I: 101

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DESCRIPTION provided by applicant Title JAGA Penny Affordable wireless neural recording for mice Multi channel neural recording has emerged as a powerful tool for probing the organization of complex neural circuitry However to record from implanted non restrained awake and behaving animals especially those as small as mice requires a very lightweight high quality wireless transmission system The typical neuroscientist has neither the expertise nor the budget to implement the complex wireless recording technologies currently on the market Mice are the single most used animal model in all of neuroscience Clinical testing and translational experiments based on many andquot knock outandquot mice will benefit from cable free in vivo mice behavior experiments for neural recording To improve accessibility of wireless multi channel neural engineering technology to the wider neuroscience community for mice Jinga hi Inc proposes to develop an extremely user friendly turnkey affordable channel high fidelity andquot plug and playandquot wireless recording system called the JAGA Penny Like our first product The JAGA our JAGA penny will be a removable miniaturized head mounted amplification transmission system Effectively all recording hardware is concentrated into a small self contained device temporarily connected to the skull during an experiment This approach requires absolutely no other external equipment because it uses on board amplifier filter microprocessor for signal conditioning and transmits digitized neural data stimulation commands directly to a nearby PC Use of off the shelf low cost advanced chipsets for high technical precision allows users to purchase the device at a very affordable price $ K which is far less than existing electrophysiology solutions already on the market PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE Title Title JAGA Penny Affordable wireless neural recording for mice Our JAGA Penny in its easy andquot just plug and playandquot format will allow extracellular multi channel neural recording in freely behaving mice in a more natural environment e g outdoors at an affordable price $ K for a wider range of neuroscience community Our device will reduce device sharing cost for each lab and accelerate research efficiency and promote translational neuroscience research