The grid floor is suitable for application of shock. The walls of the Shuttle Flex Shuttle Box are made of high-grade acrylic. Removable darkened side panels, waste collection tray and interchangeable colored light lenses are available. Utilizing a staggered start feature, automatic detection of the subject can delay the experiment start until its placement into the test chamber. Each test chamber is completely independent, allowing for different experiments to be conducted in each test chamber at the same time. Up to 16 test chambers may be connected to the PC via USB interface. Real-time status display shows each test chamber, indicating side, trial number, trial type, crossings, and current time, allowing remote monitoring of the subjects. Light (250 steps), sound (100Hz-20kHz), and shock (0.0-2.5 mA) intensities are all programmable via the Fusion Software that controls the entire experiment, processes the animal response and records the results on the PC for subsequent retrieval and analysis. Each test chamber includes adjustable scrambled foot shock and light/sound sources on either half of the cage. The ShuttleFlex Shuttle Box is fully automated and can be configured for simultaneous Active/Passive Avoidance studies of up to 16 animals.
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