Spikes Library
Here are some sample files you can analyze. All these data were recorded with SpikerBoxes.
Cockroach Leg Spikes A short clip of a cockroach leg being brushed with a toothpick.
Cricket Neurons Courtesy of Walton Jones, this is a recording of a Cricket Cercal Prep.
Neuron Dying Sometimes during recordings you will hear a very rapid discharge of spikes from a neuron.
Dual Earthworm Recording This is a 2-channel recording of spikes in an Earthworm. You can measure Conduction Velocity! Electrodes were 3 cm apart.
Cockroach Leg Rhythmically Brushed In this experiment we taped a toothpick to a speaker head playing music, and let the other end of the toothpick rest on the cockroach leg.
Cockroach Antenna Recording Here we inserted a small wire into the antenna to record the spontaneous neural activity
Cricket Nicotine Injection While recording from a cricket cercal ganglion, a nicotine solution (acetylcholine agonist) was injected
Mealworm Beetle Larva A recording of spontaneous activity in a larva mealworm beetle
Saltamontes Large Grasshopper This is a standard leg recording from the hind (jumping) leg of a Chilean Grasshopper. Given the large size of the leg, and the putative large neurons inside, these were the highest amplitude spikes we have ever recorded (insect below).
Looking for some more sounds of neuroscience? You can also check Eric Chudler's Page at the University of Washington.