USES : conditioned place preference...
 

 Rat

 

 Mice

I°) Apparatus :
 
* 3 box which form a Y,
* Each one can be equipped of visual and tactile signs,
* System to localise and measure activity.
 
These apparatus are connected to an electronic interface, which permits the communication with the computer.
 
II°)Software:  
 
The software for windows permits to manage 8 Y and each one works independently.
 
* Graphical follow-up,
* Entries and passed time in each arm are displayed,
* Activity (Front, back , locomotor) are displayed,
* Data record.
 
* Moreover, the system is sold with a program which permits to manage recorded experiments. It permits notably to combine your files so as to compare results and to gain disk space. The output variables' presentations and their kinetics can be visualised either with whatever software which accepts the text format (Notepad, Wordpad, Word...) or with EXCEL.