Demonstration and Training Facility

Behavioral, Neurological, and Physiological Research Products

Catamount Research and Development, Inc.
and Med Associates Inc. Science Center

Med Associates offers both onsite training and product demonstration at our St. Albans, Vermont Science Center.

Onsite Training Classes
Onsite Demonstrations
Offsite Training Available
Accommodation Packages

The Med Associates training and demonstration facility is located in the historic town of Saint Albans, just 20 minutes north of Burlington. Vermont is consistently rated one of the most beautiful states in the country, and is home to the Green Mountains and Lake Champlain. Summer water sports and outdoor recreation, as well as some of the best skiing in the Eastern United States are all readily available in Vermont. Ski resorts such as Jay Peak, Smugglers Notch, and Stowe are located within a 25 to 40 minute drive from Med Associates Inc.

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Med Associates offers training and demonstrations with our extensive line of equipment designed for behavioral, neurological and physiological research.

Learning and Memory:

Cued and Contextual Conditioning
Passive/ Active Avoidance
T-Maze
Morris Water Maze
Radial Maze
Olfactory Learning & Memory
Straight Alley
Social Memory
Barnes Maze
Conditioned Fear
Holeboard
Place Recognition
Fear-Potentiated Startle

Depression:

Tail Suspension
Forced Swim
Differential Reinforcement of Low Rate of Responding (DRL)
Holeboard
Intracranial Self Stimulation
Social Interaction

Fear/Anxiety:

Light Dark Exploration
Elevated Plus-Maze
Ultrasonic Vocalization
Active/Passive Avoidance
Conditioned Fear
Fear Potentiated Startle
Open Field
Vogel Conflict

Drug Abuse

Place Conditioning
Intracranial Self-Stimulation
Sensitization/Withdrawal
Intravenous Self-Administration
Drug Discrimination
Alcohol Consumption

Attentional Deficits:

Prepulse Inhibition of Startle
Latent Inhibition
Passive/Active Avoidance

Activity/Motor Deficits

Open/Field
Circadian Wheel Running
Rota-Rod

Physiological Research:

MyoMed Myograph - Muscle Contractility in Vitro
Cystometry - Assessment of Bladder Function

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Med Associates is the leading manufacturer, software developer, and supplier of products for behavioral psychology, pharmacology, neuroscience, and related research and teaching areas. Established in 1971 as a small research and development company, Med Associates manufactures over 400 products. Our locations include the main manufacturing and R&D facility in Georgia (St. Albans),Vermont, the Med Associates Science Center in St. Albans,Vermont, and a worldwide distribution network.

For more information about the Science Center, click here.

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Phone (802) 527-2343 • Fax (802) 524-2110 • training@med-associates.com

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Site Updated: July 19, 2010