What Is the NeuraLynx ATLAS Neurophysiology System?

The ATLAS Neurophysiology System is the clinical product line from NeuraLynx, Inc., a company that builds data acquisition and analysis technology for neuroscience environments. ATLAS is the clinical counterpart to NeuraLynx's research hardware and software, and it is organized as a set of interoperating components—acquisition amplifier, combo board, workstation, headboxes, headstages, and supporting accessories—rather than a single box. If you are trying to understand what the clinical side of NeuraLynx consists of and how its parts fit together, the list below reflects what the company's own site presents.

What the ATLAS system includes

NeuraLynx lists the clinical product line under two headings: Clinical Products (Hardware) and Software.

Clinical hardware

• ATLAS Neurophysiology System — the umbrella system
• ATLAS Acquisition Amplifier — the acquisition front end
• ATLAS Combo Board — a combined board within the signal chain
• ATLAS Workstation — the host workstation
• ATLAS Headboxes — headbox units
• ATLAS Headstages and ATLAS Modular Headstages — headstage options, including a modular variant
• ATLAS Stim Headbox — a stimulation-related headbox

Clinical software

• Pegasus Software — the clinical software offering
• NetCom — listed among the clinical software components

Accessories and connection components

The clinical line also lists a set of accessories that handle signal routing, isolation, and interfacing with third-party equipment:

• ATLAS Stim Headbox
• ATLAS Signal Splitter Cable – Touchproof
• ATLAS Nihon Kohden Signal Splitter Cables
• ATLAS Analog Isolator
• Tether Extension Cables Male-to-Male
• ATLAS DIXI Adapter
• ATLAS Patient Event Marker
• ATLAS TTL Isolator
• Tether Interconnect
• ATLAS Cart

The presence of splitter cables for Nihon Kohden, a DIXI adapter, a patient event marker, and a TTL isolator indicates the system is designed to sit alongside other clinical recording equipment and to pass signals and event markers between them. The analog isolator and TTL isolator are isolation components, which is consistent with a clinical signal chain where patient-connected inputs are kept electrically separated from other equipment.

How ATLAS relates to the research line

NeuraLynx describes itself as transforming data acquisition and analysis technology in two neuroscience environments: research and clinical. The two lines are presented as parallel catalogs:

The research side is where NeuraLynx advertises channel counts and performance figures—the Digital Lynx + is described as high performance, multichannel, and low noise, offering 1024 channels for recording and stimulation, with the Digital Lynx SX described as a high performance, expandable recording system with closed-loop processing. The clinical ATLAS pages as presented do not carry equivalent channel-count or performance claims, so those numbers should not be assumed to transfer from the research systems to ATLAS.

What to check before choosing ATLAS

Because the site presents ATLAS as a component catalog rather than a single specification sheet, the practical questions are about configuration and compatibility:

• Which headstage type you need — fixed ATLAS Headstages versus ATLAS Modular Headstages.
• Whether you need stimulation — the ATLAS Stim Headbox is listed separately, so stimulation capability appears to be an add-on rather than implied by the base system.
• What you are connecting to — the Nihon Kohden splitter cables and DIXI adapter exist for specific third-party interfaces; confirm your existing equipment matches before ordering.
• Isolation requirements — the Analog Isolator and TTL Isolator are separate line items, so verify whether your setup requires them rather than assuming they are included.
• Software fit — Pegasus Software and NetCom are the clinical software components; if your workflow depends on research-side tools such as the Python or MATLAB-Netcom utilities, check whether those apply to the clinical configuration.

For current pricing, channel counts, regulatory status, and exact component compatibility, the NeuraLynx site's clinical pages and the company's contact and support channels are the authoritative sources—the public catalog pages describe what exists in the product line, not the configuration that is right for a specific clinical setting.