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Cerebus
Identity
- Manufacturer
- Blackrock Neurotech
- Model number
- —
- Codename
- —
- Aliases
- Blackrock Cerebus, Cerebus NSP, Cerebus Neural Signal Processor
- Generation
- —
- Country of origin
- US
- Released
- —
- Announced
- —
- Discontinued
- —
- Status
- shipping
Classification
- Invasiveness
- invasive
- Modalities
- single-unit, multi-unit, LFP, ECoG
- Primary modality
- single-unit
- Direction
- read
- Categories
- research-grade
- Form factor
- tabletop
- Use cases
- human intracortical BCI research (BrainGate2, Pittsburgh, Stanford), non-human primate / rodent electrophysiology, ECoG / sEEG research
- Target users
- neuroscience-researcher, neurosurgeon
Electrodes
- Total channels
- 272
- Recording channels
- 256
- Reference channels
- —
- Electrode type
- —
- Material
- —
- 10-20 positions
- —
- Requires gel
- No
- Requires saline
- No
- Prep time
- —
- Reusable
- Yes
- Disposable
- No
Signal acquisition
- Sampling rate
- ?–30000 Hz (typ. 30000 Hz)
- ADC resolution
- —
- Notch filters
- —
- Onboard artifact rejection
- Yes
Stimulation
- Capable
- No
Connectivity
- Protocols
- ethernet, trigger-ttl
- Bluetooth
- —
- Bluetooth profiles
- —
- Concurrent mode
- —
- Encryption (transit)
- —
- Pairing methods
- —
- Cloud sync
- No
- Offline recording
- Yes
Power
- Sources
- wired
- Battery life (active)
- —
- Charging port
- —
- Charging time
- —
- Battery replaceable
- —
- Notes
- —
Physical
- Weight
- —
- Dimensions
- —
- Materials
- —
- Sizes
- —
- Head circumference
- —
- Operating temp
- —
Software & data
- Mobile app
- No
- Cloud platform
- No
- Offline mode
- Yes
- Subscription required
- No
- Raw data access
- Yes
- Export formats
- —
- LSL support
- —
- Data ownership
- user
- Apps
- Cerebus Central Suite
SDK & developer access
- Has SDK
- Yes
- Open source
- No
- Languages
- —
- Web Bluetooth
- No
- Raw sample access
- Yes
- BCI paradigms
- —
- 3rd-party integrations
- —
- Docs
- —
Regulatory & clinical
- FDA status
- investigational-device-exemption
- CE mark
- —
- Certifications
- —
- Prescription required
- Yes
- Pediatric approved
- No
Pricing & availability
- MSRP
- —
- Current price
- —
- Subscription
- —
- Warranty
- —
- Return policy (days)
- —
- Where to buy
- Buy at blackrockneurotech.com
Editor’s take
In favor
- Standard for human intracortical BCI
- Online spike sorting + real-time DSP
Against
- Capital equipment cost
- Specialty research-only
Sources & provenance
Last reviewed