Rat operant conditioning system BIO-OPERANT

for micefor rodentsfor animal research

An entirely modular experimental enclosure designed to conduct operant conditioning procedures (e.g. food reinforcement, DMTS, conflict tests, self-administrationâ€_) on rodents (rats and mice). A powerful tool for studies on Anxiety, Drug screening, Phenotyping Anhedonia, Drug dependence, Alcohol dependence, and much more. System can also be built for teaching applications. Our Modular Operant Chamber is an entirely modular experimental enclosure designed to conduct operant conditioning procedures (e.g. food reinforcement, DMTS, conflict tests, self-administration…) on rodents (rats or mice). A large variety of modules offering different possibilities for manipulation, cues and triggers is available to adapt the system to your research protocol. Advanced configuration and protocol control can be achieved using the available software. Operating principle The operant chamber is made in an entirely modular structure which allows complete disassembling or rearrangement to build a new space of different dimensions/components or to enable storage in the minimum space. It can be easily transformed from rat chamber to mice chamber (or vice versa) with a reduced cost. A frontal door offers a total accessibility inside the chamber. Walls and cover can be of different material or colour, since they are totally removable. Each chamber is associated with a Link Box which provides power to up to 8 (expandable to 16) Operant Modules (levers, lights, sound, dispensers, electrical shock...) conferring to the chambers a full autonomy. The Cages can be equipped with a Weigh Transducer in order to record activity or freezing.