Quantification of noise (green line) and recorded spike (box-plot) amplitudes in response to paw presses, for five implanted actuator-assisted cuffs on five rats: n = 924 (rat 1), 34 (rat 2), 63 (rat 3), 109 (rat 4), 411 (rat 5) spikes. Box plots display the data median (centre line), upper and lower quartiles (bounds of box), 1.5 times the interquartile range (whiskers) and outlier values beyond this range (circles).