Reward & Addiction software species is hardware specific PPCWIN Software Reward & Addiction • PPCWIN Software Related Hardware } } } Place Preference Box, see page 82 Spatial Place Preference Box, see page 83 Black & White Box, see page 77 PPCWIN is easy-to-use software for monitoring Conditioned Place Preference (or aversion) tests and Black and White experiments (for anxiety). It has been specially designed to work with the Automated Place Preference and Black and White Boxes. These Boxes are equipped with weight transducers which automatically detect the animal’s position. key features } Easy-to-use software for standard conditioned place preference experiments experiments } For both place preference and black and white } A test mode enables immediate checking of the communication between the software and the experimental chambers real-time during the acquisition of data PPCWIN controls up to 8 experimental chambers independently. The system includes a test mode enabling immediate and reliable checking of the communication between the software and the experimental chambers. The Place Preference and Black and White Boxes are basically divided in two different compartments connected by a grey corridor/door. One experiment can be composed of several sessions, depending on the number of experimental groups and animals per group used in the study. PPCWIN is easy to configure. The user only needs to enter the desired duration of experiment and some specific information about the session (subject name, group, etc). During data acquisition information about protocol state, animal position and current data can be visualized for each cage on the corresponding control window. PPCWIN provides a raw data table with all the standard parameters for conditioned place preference and black and white experiments (permanence time in the compartments, number of entries, etc.) and a detailed chronological sequence of animal displacements for each session. A report table can be generated containing the results from different stored session. Data from the tables of result can be easily exported in formats widely used to perform complementary analysis. } Current animal position can be visualized in } Provides integrated results } Tables of results are easily exportable in Excel format for further analysis } RS-232 or USB port for direct connection to a computer parameters measured } Total number of entries into the black, white and grey compartments } % distribution of entries into the different compartments } Permanence time in each compartment } % permanence time in respect to the total experimental duration } Chronological sequence of animal displacements } Latency to the first transition regardless to the initial position Ordering Information Order # 76-0011 RefeRences Shui Y et al. (2015) Homer1a disruption increases vulnerability to predictable subtle stress normally sub-threshold for behavioral changes. Brain Res. 2015 Apr 24;1605:70-5. Model PPcwinV2.0 Product PPcwin Software for up to 8 boxes } Experiment duration components included } Software installation and USB license key } Cables and connectors } Instruction manual in digital format 84 www.coulbourn.com • www.panlab.com