Method and apparatus for spatial cognitive assessment of a lab animal
AssigneeIndiana University Research and Technology Corporation
InventorDebra L. Hickman-Miller
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for performing a cognitive bias assay on a lab animal. The apparatus may include a first base member and a second base member spaced apart from the first base member to form an interior region between the first and second base members. The second base member may include a plurality of spaced apertures providing access to the interior region. Each of the plurality of apertures may be sized to receive a lab animal. The second base member may be configured to support the lab animal. The apparatus may further include a stimulus device operative to project an aversive stimulus towards the second base member.
Claims15
A cognitive bias assay apparatus for lab animals, the apparatus comprising:
- a first base member at a first level;
- a second base member at a second level above and spaced apart from the first base member to form an interior region between the first and second base members, the second base member including a plurality of spaced apertures providing access to the interior region, each of the plurality of apertures being sized to receive a lab animal;
- a stimulus device positioned above the second base member and operative to project an aversive stimulus towards the second base member;
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- a box removably positioned on a top surface of the second base member between the second base member and the stimulus device, the box including a main portion, a ceiling portion, a floor portion, and a plurality of grooves corresponding with the ceiling portion and the floor portion, the box configured to selectively contain the lab animal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.