Y-Maze Training & Alternation Protocol

  • Designed for testing Delayed Alternation using our photobeam modular maze systems.
  • The Delayed Alternation procedure consists of an initial trial in which the animal has to obtain a reinforcer within a specified period of time from either the right or left arm (specified or randomly selected). If the animal successfully completes the first trial, a second trial is conducted in which the animal must now obtain a reinforcer from the opposite arm that was used during the first trial.
  • Training procedure can be used to train animals with:
    • Only right arm open
    • Only left arm open
    • Both arms open
    • Random selection of right or left arm open
  • Trial ends if the animal:
    • (a) Successfully retrieves a reinforcer (detected by head entry into pellet receptacle)
    • (b) Fails to move within a specified period of time
    • (c) Reaches the maximum trial time without making a head entry into a pellet receptacle

 

SKU:   SOF-700RA-32

Specifications
SpeciesMouse, Rat

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