Catalepsy Protocol

• Accurately measures the time, in seconds, that a test subject maintains contact between the bar and the floor of our catalepsy box
  • Records total time that one or both forelimbs remain holding onto the elevated bar
• No stopwatches! A timer starts automatically when an animal grasps the bar to begin the trial, and stops when the animal breaks contact with the bar
• Define the number of subjects to be tested, number of trials per subject, and the maximum time allowed per trial
• Data file is automatically created and saved for statistical analysis
• Sort data by subject number and trial number
  • EXAMPLE: from the data table you can calculate the average catalepsy score in each subject over three trials per subject using a program like Microsoft^® Excel

User defined

• Number of subjects to run in a given session
• Maximum trial time
• Number of trials to run per subject

Summary

• Select the box that the program is loaded in and issue the START command</li
• The trial will begin when it detects that the animal has made a connection between the bar and the floor with its feet
• Once the animal is detected, the program will run until the animal lets go of the bar or until the Max Trial Duration has been reached, whichever happens first
• The program will now display the message “Awaiting K-pulse
• The next trial begins when the K-pulse is issued

SKU:   SOF-700RA-19