Multisensory stimulation apparatus
Hardware

Multisensory Stimulation Apparatus

A hemispherical apparatus to deliver simultaneous auditory and visual stimuli to head-fixed rodents.

Developed by The Making Lab at the Crick — George Konstantinou & Xavier Cano-Ferrer.
Virtual prey capture arena
Behaviour

Virtual Prey Capture Arena

A behavioural setup in which mice pursue targets displayed on a touchscreen to obtain a reward.

Developed by Marcelo J. Moglie in collaboration with Xavier Cano-Ferrer — The Making Lab.
SPARKS
Software

SPARKS

Sequential Predictive Autoencoder for the Representation of spiKing Signals. A biologically-inspired AI model designed to analyse complex neural population data.

Developed by Nicolas Skatchkovsky.
Low-cost photodetector
Hardware

Low-Cost Photodetector

A compact, affordable photodetector for synchronisation of visual stimulus presentation during behavioural experiments in neuroscience.

Developed by The Making Lab at the Crick — Xavier Cano-Ferrer & Marcelo J. Moglie. Cano-Ferrer, Moglie 2025.
Head mounted eye camera
Hardware

Head Mounted Eye Camera

A miniaturised camera system for tracking eye movements in freely behaving or head-fixed rodents.

Neck force sensor
Hardware

Neck Force Sensor

A head-fixation frame for quantifying neck muscle forces, providing precise behavioural readouts during neurophysiology or imaging experiments.

Developed by The Making Lab at the Crick — Xavier Cano-Ferrer & Ayesha Pointer.