Full-automatic rat maze behavior training system

Abstract

The invention discloses a full-automatic rat maze behavior training system mainly composed of a maze body, a maze inner chamber, a maze control circuit, a power source, a PC1 interface data acquisition card, and a computer. The system is characterized in that the maze body is a double-square-shaped maze composed of four maze single chambers. The maze inner chamber is positioned at the center of the double-square-shaped maze. The maze control circuit and the power source are arranged in the maze inner chamber. The maze control circuit is connected with the computer through the PC1 interface data acquisition card. A host computer control software module is arranged in the computer. The system has the advantages of low research and development cost, high practicality, simple operation, stable and reliable working, high expandability, and simple system structure. With the system, rat / mouse behavior training experiment complexity can be greatly reduced, experiment result reliability can be improved, and rat / mouse behavior training experiment automation can be realized. The system can be well applied into behavioral experiments of other animals.

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technical field [0001] The invention belongs to the experimental fields of animal behavior and neuroelectrophysiology, and in particular relates to a fully automatic mouse maze behavior training system. Background technique [0002] Maze training (such as cross maze, Y / T maze, back-shaped maze, eight-arm maze) training is the basic method for studying the learning and memory ability of rodents. It is also commonly used in some other fields, such as the identification of cognitive functions in genetically manipulated animals, and the screening of cognitive drugs. [0003] In the past, when animals were trained in this type of maze, artificial training methods were often used. For example, the intelligence and memory training of mice based on the maze model is a very common training program. However, when training under artificial conditions, the experimenter needs to do a lot of work, such as constantly recording the experimental results, and for example, the experimenter s...

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Problems solved by technology

Obviously, this experimental process will greatly affect the objectivity of the results

[0004] In addition, with the continuous advancement of methods such as behavioral electrophysiology, simple behavioral observation can no longer meet the needs of researchers.

When performing electrophysiological observations and recordings of animals in task operations, human contact with animals will greatly interfere with the observations

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