encéphale isolé

a nonhuman animal whose brainstem has been surgically severed at the point where the spinal cord and medulla oblongata meet. The animal is alert but paralyzed, with a normal sleep–wake cycle on an electroencephalogram. See also cerveau isolé. [French, “isolated brain”]

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July 27th 2024

single-cell recording

see microelectrode.