Summary
Single-unit recordings provide a method of measuring the electro-physiological responses of single neurons using a microelectrode system.
When a neuron generates an action potential, the signal propagates down the neuron as a current which flows in and out of the cell through excitable membrane regions in thesoma and axon. A microelectrode is inserted into the brain, where it can record the rate of change in voltage with respect to time.
OnAir Post: Single-unit and multi-electrode recording
