Learning Memory & Attention Shuttle Box for Active & Passive Avoidance Learning Memory & Attention • Shuttle Box for Active & Passive Avoidance The Shuttle Boxes LE916 (Rats) and LE918 (Mice) provide the ideal environment to carry out conditioned reflexes (Active and Passive Avoidance) in learning and memory studies. The Shuttle Box (LE916-918) consists of two equally sized compartments with two independent grid floors. A front door, in addition to the top ones, allows easy access inside the box. The cage contains a general sound generator and a visual stimulus (light) for each compartment. The animal is detected by two weight transducers located above the static grids, avoiding the problems inherent to photoelectrical or grid tilting systems (high speeds of displacements in mice, tail detection in rats). Our Shuttle Box is easy to set up and dismantle. Therefore, reconverting it to traditional Passive Box is straightforward by adding a sliding door (LE916D for mice or LE918D for rats). It is also possible to set up different wall shapes or colors in order to further condition the subject of study either visually or spatially. The Shuttle Boxes are controlled by the ShutAvoid software. key features } Highly sensitive weight transducer system for accurate animal detection } Easy to set up different wall shapes and colors } Optional guillotine door for passive avoidance } Compartments with independent grid floor } Front and top doors for easy access inside the box } Up to 8 active boxes can be controlled simultaneously from one PC } Neither PC interface nor PC cards are required } Safety system which guarantees that the shock components included intensity received by the animal is always the same value independent of the grid bars treaded } Active Box (Shuttle Box) } Control Unit with RS-232 communication port } Cables and connectors } Instruction manual } 2 year warranty options } Motorized door to convert Active Box into Passive Box } Sound Attenuating Box } ShutAvoid software to control up to 8 active or passive boxes } LE10026 shocker unit with scrambler (0-2 mA output) 66 www.coulbourn.com • www.panlab.com