Equipment

General Activity, Motor, and Sensory Tests

Grip Strength System

The Grip Strength
System measures
the grip strength
of hind limb
and forelimb grip
of small rodents.
Mesh gauge mountings
are adjustable
with a range from 0-45°.

PAS-Open Field

The Photobeam Activity
System Open Field
allows accurate recording
and analysis of animals’
general activity.
Each station uses
a 16 x 16 photobeam
configuration with
adjustable rearing frame
and floor pokes.
Experimental protocols
and data
can be easily managed
using the
PAS software.

Rotometer System

The Rotometer
Activity System
measures rotational
movements
of rodents, and it
is widely used in the
research fields of
Parkinson’s disease,
traumatic brain injury,
acquired brain injury,
and spinal cord injury.

Rotor-Rod System

The Rotor-Rod System
assesses animals’
motor coordination
and balance by
measuring the duration
a mouse stays on
a rotating rod.
Falls are monitored
by strategically
placed photobeams
to avoid false falls.
The unit accommodates
up to 4 mice
simultaneously per run.

Conditioned Learning and Memory Tests

Freeze Monitor

The Freeze Monitor
assesses conditioned
fear learning
by monitoring
animals’ freezing behavior.
The system allows
multiple tests
to start independently.
The tightly spaced
16 × 16 photobeam array
design provides
highly accurate data.
The accompanying
software allows
pre-defining
and manage
test sessions and
eliminate run time errors.

Gemini Active and Passive Avoidance System

The Gemini Active
and Passive Avoidance
System
assesses animals'
learning and memory.
A wide range of
avoidance tests
can be performed with
its flexible hardware
and software features.
Experimental protocols,
session recordings,
and results are
managed by a
dedicated software.

Place Preference System

The Place
Preference System
allows conditioning
paradigm
and assesses animals’
learned preference
for a particular chamber.
The system captures
all movement data
with a 4 × 16
photobeam array
and allows any cues
and flooring of choice.
A dedicated software
manages experimental
protocols
and test sessions
and exports data
in a single file format
for easy retrieval
and exportation.

SR-LAB Startle Response System

The SR-LAB
Startle Response System
is designed to measure
startle habituation,
pre-pulse inhibition,
and fear-potentiated
startle.
SR-LAB software
controls any
combination of tones,
noise bursts,
lights,
air puffs,
background noise,
and foot shock options.

Spatial Learning and Memory Tests

Barnes Maze

The Barnes Maze
assesses animals’
spatial learning memory
on a dry surface.
Animals are motivated
to hide from
the bright,
open platform by
finding the small,
dark “escape box”
of the maze.
Animals learn the
escape box’s location
without the stress
of swimming or
food deprivation
and false escape
boxes remove the
possibility of
inadvertent cues.

Morris Water Maze

The Morris Water Maze
tests animals’
spatial learning memory
by measuring their
ability to locate
a platform submerged
under water and hidden
from them.
Two sizes of the
water tanks are
available to
accommodate
mice and rats.
Test protocols,
recording sessions,
and experiment results
are easily managed
with ANY-maze software.

Radial Arm Maze

The Radial Arm Maze
assess spatial learning
and memory
by providing animals
with 8 identical
arms to choose from.
Test protocols,
recording sessions,
and experiment results
are easily managed
with ANY-maze software.

T-Maze

The T-Maze
assess spatial learning
or preference of animals.
The T-structure
of the maze
allows animals
to select between
two arms based
on memory or reward.
Test protocols,
recording sessions,
and experiment results
are easily managed
with ANY-maze software.

Y-Maze

The Y-Maze
assess spatial learning
or preference of animals.
The T-structure
of the maze
allows animals
to select between
two arms based
on memory or reward.
Test protocols,
recording sessions,
and experiment results
are easily managed
with ANY-maze software.

Anxiety and Depression Tests

Elevated Plus Maze

The Elevated Plus Maze
assesses anxiety-like
behavior of rodents
by taking advantage
of their fear
of open and
elevated spaces.
Test protocols,
recording sessions,
and experiment results
are easily managed
with ANY-maze software.

Elevated Zero Maze

The Elevated Zero Maze
assesses anxiety-like
behavior of rodents
by taking advantage
of their fear
of open and
elevated spaces.
Test protocols,
recording sessions,
and experiment results
are easily managed
with ANY-maze software.

Forced Swim Test

The Forced Swim Test
assesses mice’s
depression-like behavior.
The clear cylindrical
enclosure
holds water
more than 30 cm
in depth and allows
both top and side
views for video
capturing of mice’s
activity.
Test protocols,
recording sessions,
and experiment results
are easily managed
with ANY-maze software.