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Guide to Behavioral Testing in Mice and Rats
Rodents, in particular rats and mice, are preferred for biomedical research for several reasons. They are readily available, easy to handle, can be genetically modified to model a variety of disease states, & are genetically similar to humans.
Optogenetics In Vitro: Illuminating Cells in Microplates
Amuza’s Teleopto LEDA array: an incubator compatible illumination system for optogenetics, photobiology, and photochemistry in microplates. Our LED arrays are available in many colors.
Our Recommended Tasks for the Touch Panel System
If you are new to behavioral neuroscience, choosing the right behavioral test for your experiment can be a challenging task. Luckily our touch panel operant conditioning chambers are extremely flexible.
Why and How to Study Social Interaction in Rodents
Social interaction tests in mice and rats are extremely useful for research involving animal models of psychiatric disorders including Schizophrenia and disorders like Autism.
Wireless Optogenetics Basics
Since Teleopto is wireless, your research animals have complete freedom of movement and can move through doorways, tunnels, mazes, and even large open field environments.
How to Choose the Best Microdialysis Probe for Your Project
There are many types of microdialysis probes available, some labs even make their own. This guide can help you choose the right microdialysis probe for your next project.
New Loaner Program for Neurotransmitter Detection Systems
Are you interested in analyzing neurotransmitters in brain microdialysate or brain tissue? Today, we’re happy to announce a new loaner program for an HTEC system fully ready to use.
Mice Learn Voluntary Head-Fixation
In this video, we will walk you through how exactly mice learn to self head-fix using the self head-restraining platform. The concept is quite simple and relies on operant or classical conditioning principles.
How to Get the Most out of Your Operant Training Chambers
In this post, we describe four common tasks you can use with your operant training chambers, and what exactly they measure. These tasks are easy to program with our Touch Panel chambers.
Image simultaneously during behavior with the TaskForcer
What’s unique about the imaging adapter base mount is that you can adjust x y and z positions, which allows you to adjust the TaskForcer angle under the 2-photon microscope.
How to Test Spatial Memory in Rodents
One of the most common tests using the T-Maze is the spontaneous alternation test. In the spontaneous alternation test, a reward is placed at the end of both arms. On the first trial, the rat or mouse chooses either arm and gets rewarded.
Running Multiple Behavioral Tests?
The Free Maze, our reconfigurable modular maze, has you covered! With the Free Maze, all components are reconfigurable, meaning you can easily disassemble and reassemble your maze with unique specifications.
