Learning Memory & Attention 5/9 Holes for Attention Performance The 5/9 Hole Box is assembled with black aluminum walls and a transparent front door. The box is equipped with an arc of 9 contiguous apertures set into the rear wall, a house light, a food pellet dispenser and a ‘pusher’ to detect the nose-pokes into the food holder. The holes not used in the experiment may be blocked up using a metal insert. Each hole is equipped with photocell beams and internal LED providing visual cues specific to each hole. The intensity of the LED can be adjusted in LinkBox using the digital selector. The box is placed on a stainless-steel platform and the associated tray is easily removable to clean. We also offer a 5/9 Hole Box optimized for performing tests with mice. This new box is supplied with 9 pellet dispensers in order to give the reward directly into the right stimulus hole when a correct response is fulfilled. All 5/9 Hole Boxes can be used with the versatile Packwin V2.0 software in order to control the experiment (protocol configuration, experiment running) and obtain relevant data such as correct responses, incorrect responses, omissions, prematureresponses, perseverant responses, time out responses, total receptacle head entries, etc. Different experimental paradigms for sustained attention, animal models of impulsive behavior and lateralizeddiscrimination task can be conducted using the 5/9 Hole Box. Learning Memory & Attention • 5/9 Holes for Attention Performance key features } Hole LEDs with adjustable intensity } Very complete and flexible system when used with Packwin software } Up to 8 stations can be connected to a single PC using a single cable parameters measured } Number of correct responses } Number of incorrect responses } Number of persevering actions } Number of omissions } Number of anticipatory responses } Number of trials performed } Responses latency } Reinforcement (food, drink) intake latency } Number of responses during the time-out } And many other user-defined parameters components included } Nine holes box (with 9 stainless steel lids) Specifications cage Dimensions: Le509 Rat cage (W x D x H) Le507 Mouse cage (W x D x H) Holes Dimensions: Rat Mouse Material composition Maximum number of stations Power supply 23 mm (0.09 in) hole diameter; 14 mm (0.35 in) hole deep 13 mm (0.05 in) hole diameter; 10 mm (0.04 in) hole deep Plexiglass, aluminum, stainless steel 8 stations connected to a Pc 110/220 Vac, 50/60 Hz 252 x 280 x 240 mm (9.9 x 11 x 9.5 in) internal; 440 x 360 x 315 mm (17 x 14 x 12.4 in) external 190 x 220 x 240 mm (7.5 x 8.7 x 9.4 in) internal; 440 x 360 x 315 mm (17 x 14 x 12.4 in) external } Control unit with RS-232 communication } Pellet dispensers } Feeder with light-beam detection technology } Stimuli light } Cables and connectors } Instruction manual } Set of spare fuses } 2 year warranty options } Packwin Software to control up to 8 boxes simultaneously Ordering Information Order # 76-0000 76-0001 76-0367 76-0002 76-0593 76-0592 Model Le509 Le507 Le512 PacKwin PacKwin-cS Product rats 5/9 Holes cage with Pc interface mice 5/9 Holes cage with Pc interface mice 5/9 Hole box with Pellet Dispenser Pc Software to control up to 8 cages customized module The 5/9 Hole Box is commonly used to evaluate attention performance using a visual discrimination task in laboratory animals. The 5/9 Hole Box is composed of a test chamber, food or drink dispenser, a LinkBox to connect it to the PC and the Packwin V2.0 Software. PacKwin-Ho nine Hole module 72 www.coulbourn.com • www.panlab.com