Vogel Test

Apparatus

We propose Vogel test apparatus in racks of 8, in a mobile and ventilated cupboard. Each compartment of the rack is equipped with:

• programmable houselights,
• 2 compartments: one dark and one bright,
• an electrified bottle,
• a lick detector,
• infrared beams to detect the animal in the dark area.

Each rack of 8 apparatus is connected to an interface that provides the formatting of signals and allows the communication with the computer.

Software

The software on Windows allows managing 2 racks of 8 boxes, each apparatus remaining independent. Our software allows:

• editing exercises, establishing libraries of exercises,
• monitoring behavioral outputs in real time on graphs,
• recording the whole animal activity: locomotion, licks, punishments and their kinetics,
• replaying a recording.

A software module for managing data files allows merging the files, displating the output variables and their kinetics per configurable time unit in a Microsoft Excel compatible file.