Telemetry for small animal physiology
to the experimenter's computer (Fig. 1) By remotely receiving data emission from implanted animals, these systems greatly reduce the amount of human effort required for data collection and also allow for more natural, hands off measurements in behaving animals. Sensory devices can range from a simple thermal detector for measuring body temperature to an intricate array of electrodes implanted in the brain2,3. Whatever the case, the physiological data is obtained from the animal, encoded and then sent out through a small radio transmitter. This information is then captured and digitized by another receiving device in the general vicinity of the animal, located outside the animal's home cage.
Lab Animal