USES : Circling and turning behaviour , rotational behaviour , locomotor activity...

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I°) Apparatus :

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* System of 8 or 16 rotometers.

* Each one is composed of a PVC floor, a metallic arm, a sensor for rotation,

* Sensor precision: 1/8 of a turn,

 

These apparatus are connected to an electronic interface, which permits the communication with the computer.

 

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II°)Software:  

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The software for windows permits to manage 2 rack of 8 rotometers. Each apparatus is independent.

 

* Graphic follow-up,

* Record of turns and 1/8 of a turn in a direction and in the other (counters T+ and T-),

* Record duration: from 1 minute to many hours,

 

* 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.