Y maze IMETRONIC

USES: spontaneous alternation behaviour, discriminated avoidance learning...




I°) Apparatus :
* PVC structure which forms a 'Y' ,
* Tipping up of 'Y' to facilitate cleaning,
* 3 sliding doors to configurate Y in "forced choice" or in "free choice",
* Sensors for localisation.
This apparatus is connected to an electronic interface, which permits the communication with the computer.


II°)Software:
The software for windows permits to manage 4 "Y". Each "Y" is independent.
* Graphic follow-up,
* Management by sessions: forced choice, free choice,
* Entries and passed time in each arm are displayed,
* Recording of positions and moments of positions' changes,
* Record replay.

Another module of the software permits to manage some outputs variables like:

Latency;
Time passed in each arm;
% of passed time in each arm,
Entries' numbers in each arm,
% of entries in each arm...