Analgesy-meter the 1st and original Randall-Selitto paw-pressure test

Features

• New proprietary modular system
• Doors slide underneath the floor
• Each arm provided with its own motor
• Manual or PC-driven mode
• Interchangeable walls, standard or low profile

Benefits

• One device can be assembled in different configurations
• Unobstructed view for optimal videotracking even in optogenetics studies
• Smooth and silent operation
• Via TTL or USB connection
• For egocentric or allocentric spatial memory tests

Application

Spatial memory is the ability to create a mental geographical map of the surroundings and to navigate the environment accordingly (Ref). In humans, for example, spatial memory allows one to easily find the way to the right office in a large building.

While the definitions of working and reference memory may be subtle and can be debated among scholars, briefly, working memory is the ability to keep track of which
offices we have already visited while looking for someone, while reference memory allows us to remember which of the many rooms is Mary’s office.

In rodent studies, spatial memory can be tested by placing animals in mazes composed of 3 or more radially arranged walkways (arms) and observing either spontaneous
exploratory behavior or reward-based navigation.

Detailed information on UGO BASILE website.