Learning Memory & Attention software species is hardware specific ShutAvoid Software for Active & Passive Avoidance Learning Memory & Attention • ShutAvoid Software for Active & Passive Avoidance components included } Software Installer with USB protection key } Cables and connectors } Instruction manual } Free software updates of the acquired version SHUTAVOID Software controls up to eight Shuttle Boxes or Passive Cages independently. The software detects how many cages are physically present and activates the corresponding windows. The system includes a test mode to enable immediate and reliable checking of the box features to ensure all of the elements of the experimental chamber are functioning. The program controls the presentation of visual and acoustic stimuli and shock duration, at the same time that it records the position of the experimental animal in each compartment of the experimental cage. Unlimited number of schedules can be defined and used either by common or different experimental cages. The protocol editor allows the configuration of all the basic parameters necessary to set an active and passive avoidance experiment: habituation period, duration of the intertrial interval (fixed or randomized), activation and duration of the conditioned stimulus (light, sound or both), activation, latency and duration of the unconditioned stimulus (electrical shock), latency for considering the response as “null” door status (open/closed), number of , trials, cut-off time for response, etc. The program runs automatically when the animal is detected in the cage (independently for each cage). During the acquisition of data, information about the protocol state, animal position and current data can be visualized for each cage on the corresponding control window. Data related to each of the observed animal responses are stored into result files that pick up the information acquired during the working session. The data files can be open and re-analyzed to generate ASCII-coded reports in which the information is summarized for each trial or groups of trials (user-defined). key features } Good for both Active and Passive Avoidance } Experimental chambers can be controlled independently } Our unique test mode enables immediate and reliable box checking } The program runs automatically when the animal is detected in the cage visualized onscreen } Animal position and current data can be } Provides integrated data } Analyze data in user-defined intervals of time parameters measured } Number and latency of conditioned responses (Active Avoidance) } Number and latency of unconditioned responses (Active Avoidance) } Number and latency of null responses (Active Avoidance) } Number and latency of responses during intertrial (Active Avoidance) } Number of compartment crossing during the intertrial interval (Active Avoidance) } Mean of the response latencies (Active Avoidance) } Latency to enter into the black compartment (Passive Avoidance) 64 www.coulbourn.com • www.panlab.com