Tethered vs wireless neuroscience systems
Choosing between tethered and wireless systems affects movement, data quality, and how experiments run day to day.
Tethered setups provide stable signals but can introduce physical constraints. Wireless systems support greater mobility and flexible configurations, with tradeoffs in signal management and synchronization.
Tethered systems
✔ Stable, continuous signal quality
✔ No battery limitations
✔ Established workflows
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- May restrict movement in freely behaving or interacting setups
- Requires additional hardware (cables, commutators)
Wireless systems
✔ Supports movement with fewer physical constraints
✔ Supports complex or multi-animal setups
✔ Simplifies experimental environments
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- May require signal optimization and synchronization
Battery life depends on the experimental protocol
Explore wireless systems for flexible experimental setups
Wireless approaches reduce physical constraints and simplify experimental environments, making them well suited for behavioral and multi-subject studies.
Amuza’s wireless optogenetics, fiber photometry, and EEG systems are designed to support these setups while maintaining reliable data collection and ease of use.
- Lightweight headstages (1 to 3 g)
- No commutators or tethering hardware
- Scalable across multiple animals
- Configurable to match your experimental design
Explore systems by application:
Wireless optogenetics, EEG, and fiber photometry systems allow experiments to run without tethering hardware, reducing setup complexity and physical constraints.
Lightweight headstages support movement across environments such as cages, mazes, and behavioral setups.
Tethering can introduce artifacts, including movement-related signal disruption or cable interference. Wireless configurations help minimize these effects by removing physical connections between the subject and the recording system.
Custom configurations are available to ensure compatibility with your existing equipment and experimental setup.
Optogenetics
Wireless light delivery for freely moving experimental setups.
Teleopto Wireless Optogenetics combines rechargeable LED light sources with implantable optic fibers, providing a complete optogenetics system for mice, rats, and other small animals.
- As light as 1 g
- Tested in mice, rats, and marmosets
- Scalable to multiple animals
- Supports bilateral and multiwavelength implants
Fiber Photometry
Real-time neurotransmitter and calcium measurement without tethering.
TeleFipho enables real-time measurement of calcium, dopamine, norepinephrine, and other signals during behavioral experiments.
- Wireless fiber photometry system
- 3 g rechargeable headstage
- Uses standard 2.5 mm ferrules / 400 μm fibers
- More accessible than traditional systems
EEG and EMG
Compact wireless recording for neural activity monitoring.
The ELG Data Logger is a rechargeable system for EEG and EMG recording in rodents.
- Weighs as little as 2 g
- No receivers or base stations required
- Low noise with amplifiers close to electrodes
- Includes data analysis software
Discuss your experimental setup
Tell us about your application, and we’ll help determine the right wireless configuration for your workflow.