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Rodent Behavioral Analysis Suite
The Rodent Behavioral Analysis Suite contains three high-quality sound-attenuating test rooms, each equipped with a video tracking system with multiple arena, multiple body Point, and trial and hardware control modules. This allows the behavioral assessment of a variety of panels of anxiety, depression, learning tasks, and automated motor function characterization. The Suite also provides a variety of mazes, optogenetic stimulation tool box, and foot shock chambers for various animal models and behavioral analysis.
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Facility Details
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Balance Beam ›
Rodent motor function assessment
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Complex Running Wheel ›
Variation from the standard running wheels to explore behavioral and learning deficits
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Ethovision XT ›
video tracking system for automatically recording animal activity and movement
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Mazes and Foot Shock Chambers ›
Apparatus include the open field arena, elevated plus maze, Porsolt forced swim test cylinder, T-maze, and programmable foot shock chamber
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Prizmatix Optogenetics Toolkit ›
Stand-alone optogenetics pulser and LED system
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Rotarod ›
Rodent motor function assessment
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Treadmill ›
Rodent motor function assessment
The Rodent Behavioral Analysis Suite contains three sound-attenuating test rooms. All rooms are equipped with Ethovision XT video tracking system. All rooms are the same size but vary slightly in set up and capabilities:
Test Room 1
Test Room 1 is equipped with a top view camera connected to Ethovision XT. This room can be used for behavioral testing using various mazes. This room does NOT have the capability of optogenetics stimulation.
Test Room 2
Test Room 2 is equipped with a top view camera connected to Ethovision XT containing trial and hardware control module, which enables Ethovision to control hardware in a time-specific manner. This room can be set up for behavioral testing using various mazes combined with optogenetics stimulation during the tests.
Test Room 3
Test Room 3 is equipped with a side view camera connected to Ethovision XT. This room can be used for behavioral testing requiring side views (e.g. forced swim test). It also allows flexible use of foot shock chambers or optogenetics stimulation which does NOT require the control over Ethovision XT.
We offer an array of services to best fit each individual investigator’s needs. Conveniently located in the Comparative Medicine Unit, the rodent behavioral analysis suite contains three dedicated behavioral testing rooms that have sound-attenuated walls and been optimized for task-specific needs. In addition to housing behavioral equipment, we offer free consultation on experimental design, animal model selection and behavioral task selection and trouble-shooting and novel task optimization. The service fee structure is below.
- For ASRC investigators, use of the Rodent Behavioral Analysis Suite and associated services is free of charge.
- For non-ASRC investigators, service fee* is as follows:
| Non-ASRC Academic (per room per hour) | Industry (per room per hour) | |
| Self-use | $40 | $60 |
| Training | $60 | $100 |
*Service fee includes the use of equipment and Ethovision workstations
- All rodents must be housed in ASRC Comparative Medicine Unit for the use of the Rodent Behavioral Analysis Suite.
- All users must have animal use protocols approved by ASRC Institutional Animal Use and Care Committee.
- Facility reservations must be made in Badger based on hourly usage of individual rooms.
For more information please contact:
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Jia Liu, Ph.D.
- Director, Epigenetics Facility
- Director, Rodent Behavioral Analysis Suite
- Research Associate Professor, Neuroscience Initiative
Phone: 212.413.3183
