diff --git a/src/schema/objects/datatypes.yaml b/src/schema/objects/datatypes.yaml
index b3751303b7..b9459abf8e 100644
--- a/src/schema/objects/datatypes.yaml
+++ b/src/schema/objects/datatypes.yaml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ eeg:
   description: Electroencephalography
 ephys:
   value: ephys
-  display_name: Electrophysiology
+  display_name: Intracellular Electrophysiology
   description: Data acquired using microelectrodes.
 fmap:
   value: fmap
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ ieeg:
   display_name: Intracranial electroencephalography
   description: |
     Intracranial electroencephalography (iEEG) or electrocorticography (ECoG) data
+iephys:
+  value: iephys
+  display_name: Intracellular Electrophysiology
+  description: Data acquired using microelectrodes.
 meg:
   value: meg
   display_name: Magnetoencephalography
diff --git a/src/schema/objects/modalities.yaml b/src/schema/objects/modalities.yaml
index 23f377371d..4c5fe2eaf9 100644
--- a/src/schema/objects/modalities.yaml
+++ b/src/schema/objects/modalities.yaml
@@ -38,3 +38,6 @@ nirs:
 ephys:
   display_name: Electrophysiology
   description: Data acquired using microelectrodes.
+iephys:
+  display_name: Intracellular Electrophysiology
+  description: Data acquired using microelectrodes.