Automated Y Maze
From$4,900
Mouse and Rat models
Description
The Y maze is an enclosed apparatus in the form of a Y placed horizontally, similar to the T maze. Animals usually start from a stem of the Y Maze (arbitrarily chosen) and allowed to spotaneously alternate between the arms. The test relies on either spontaneous alternation or rewarded alternation(1). The Maze Engineers automated Y maze uses automated detection so that the mouse or rat can can be held in the center area with a freeze time, allowing for many trials without human intervention, maximizing ease of use and automated experiments.
- Description & Features
1.1 Downwards Facing Doors
1.2 Software
1.3 Silent Mode
1.4 Strength and Durability
1.5 Optical Detection
1.6 Multiple Colors
1.7 Secure Lids
1.8 Copper Shielding - Integrations
2.1 Lickometers
2.2 Treadmills
2.3 Feeders
2.4 Living Environments - Base Price
- Suggested Sizes
- Video
Downwards Facing Doors
Software
"Silent Mode"
Strength & Durability
Downwards directing doors is ideal for teathered experiments, and ensures animal safety
- Our automated Y maze is compatible with 3 software options to control the system including doors, pellet dispensers, and lickometers:
- Our Conductor software for controlling the system alone (no video tracking/analysis included)
- Our complete tracking and analysis package ConductVision
- Our ConductMaze software which is a light-weight adapter to connect the system to video tracking software (ANY-Maze, Noldus EthoVision, or user’s proprietary video software)
- No TTL is required
The maze functions with very little sound to minimize startle, anxiety, and maximum exploration within the maze
Complete trust in how long the maze will last--made of high quality, but also light weight aluminum with thick acrylic parts ensures both ideal animal environments and maximum strength for long lasting mazes
Optical Detection
24/7, 99.9% accurate optical detection with easy to configure actionable responses to movement
Multiple Colors Available
Suggested color choices include Blue, Grey, Black, White & Clear, but we can make it any color of the rainbow!
Secure lids
Lids can be configured to create safe, secure environments
Copper Shielding
Copper shielding allows for maximized data collection in electrophysiology experiments . Please inquire about this option.
Integrated Lickometers
Integrated Lickometers allow for sucrose and reward preference tasks
Integrated Treadmills
Integrated treadmills allow for exercise, metabolic, and fatigue tasks
Integrated Feeders
Integrated feeders allow for pellet rewards and reward preference experiments
Integrated Housing
Integrated living environments allow for long term experimental tasks
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CONDUCTVISION:
Behavioral Analysis of the Future
Highly advanced AI Technology designed to analyze only the most rodent behavorial movements.
Mouse
$4,900plus shipping and handling (approx $690)
- Any color available
- Matted, non Reflective acrylic
- Odor Free
- Easy clean with 70% Ethanol
- <10db door movement
Rat
$5,900plus shipping and handling (approx $790)
- Any color available
- Matted, non Reflective acrylic
- Odor Free
- Easy clean with 70% Ethanol
- <10db door movement
Score this test with ConductVision
ConductVision is our video-tracking software. Record your sessions on video, and it reports the measures listed below.
What it measures
Automated Y-Maze
- Spontaneous Alternation (%)
- Total Arm Entries
- Novel Arm Time
- Novel Arm Entries
Add ConductVision and the Advanced Rodent Module to your quote
This test needs the Advanced Rodent Module, an add-on to the ConductVision license.
A 5-year license is $3,990 in total.
The Advanced Rodent Module runs on this license. On its own, the license scores standard tests such as the open field, the elevated plus maze, the Y-maze and the Morris water maze. Results export as CSV files.
A 5-year module license is $3,990 in total, the same as the 5-year base license.