Fear Conditioning System

Advantages:

• The stimulus sound volume and frequency can be calibrated before each experiment by given a target decibel level.
• Accurate software analysis, real-time warning of animal freezing.
• Software can evaluate the freezing status in real time.
• White noise stimulus is available.
• Video, animal status, score and stimulus status can be display in the same time, accurate and direct-viewing.

Features:

Sound

• Speaker: Raise and lower volume based on intrachamber volume (from the detector).
• AI detection, real time sound intensity (in dB) display in PC.
• White Noise Generator included in default Software, include White Noise and NWhiteNoise.
• White Noise: 1-130dB, Step 1dB, duration 0-180s.
• Pure sound stimulus: frequency 100Hz-18KHz, 1-130dB, Step 1dB, duration 0-180s.

Light Cues

• Visible and IR light dual bulb.
• Range 0-100Lux, Duration 0-180s.

Shock Grid

• 0.1-4.0mA in 0.1mA steps, during 0-9000min.
• DC Current.
• Removable Grid.
• Start and stop is controlled by software or manually.

Contextual Plates

• Easy to replace acrylic plates with multiple contexts allow for contextual learning experiments.
• Default Patterns.
• Grey, White, Black, Chessboard, Vertical Stripes.

Software

• Independent signal detection control in each chamber to precise detect the signal in the experiment.
• Independent software operated for separated channel.
• Data can be exported to .csv or.doc format for further analysis.

Fear Conditioning Chamber

• Main Controller: 22 x 23 x 66cm (width x depth x height).
• Secondary Controller: 22 x 23 x 66cm (width x depth x height).
• Dimension: mouse 17 x 17 x 35cm, rat 25 x 25 x 35 cm (width x depth x height).
• Acrylic cage – four walls, no top, no base.
• Sound attenuation cubicle: 85 x 60 x 77 cm (width x depth x height).
• Sound attenuation cubicle is equipped with fan which can be start and stopped by software.
• Removable feces and urine tray for easy cleaning.