#  Equipment summary 

 



##  Equipment summary 

 

 

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Sort**Equipment****Use****Company****Integrated Systems**

PhenoTyper/Wheel Running

Homecage Monitoring/Circadian

[Noldus EthoVision](https://noldus.com/phenotyper)

Calcium Imaging

Single cell neuronal activity recording

[Inscopix](https://inscopix.com/nvoke-system/)

Optogenetics

Light-induced brain activity manipulation

[Prizmatix](https://www.prizmatix.com/Optogenetics/Optogenetics-LED-Dual.aspx)

EEG

Sleep/Seizures

[Pinnacle](https://www.pinnaclet.com/EEG_EMG_Systems_3_Channel.html)

BlackBox One

The machine learning assessment of voluntary behavior

[Blackbox Bio](https://www.blackboxbio.com/home/)

**Motor Behavior**

Rotarod

Balance and Coordination

Ugo Basile

Grip Strength

Forepaw and Hindpaw Strength

[Bioseb](https://bioseb.com/en/activity-motor-control-coordination/48-grip-strength-test.html)

Locomotor Activity

Spontaneous Activity

[Med Associates](https://med-associates.com/product/seamless-open-field-package/)

GaitScan Treadmill

Gait Analysis

Clever Sys

Fatigue Treadmill

Fatigue

[Columbus Instruments](https://www.colinst.com/products/treadmills)

Balance Beam

Balance

Custom

Neuromuscular String Test

Strength

Custom

Pole Climbing

Coordination

Custom

Inverted Grid

Strength

Custom

**Acoustic Function and Sensory Motor Gating**

Acoustic Startle

 

[Med Associates](https://med-associates.com/?s=acoustic+startle)

Prepulse Inhibition

 

[Med Associates](https://med-associates.com/product/pre-pulse-inhibition-starter-package/)

**Affective**

Light Dark

Anxiety-Like

[Med Associates](https://med-associates.com/product/dark-box-insert/)

Open Field

Anxiety-Like

Custom/EthoVision

Elevated Plus Maze

Anxiety-Like

[Maze Engineers/Ethovision](https://maze.conductscience.com/portfolio/elevated-plus-maze/)

Elevated Zero Maze

Anxiety-Like

[Maze Engineers/Ethovision](https://maze.conductscience.com/portfolio/zero-maze/)

Forced Swim

Coping

Custom/EthoVision

Tail Suspension

Coping

Custom/EthoVision

Sucrose Preference Test

Anhedonia

Custom

3 Chamber Social Interaction

Social Behavior

Custom

Tube Test of Social Dominance

Social Behavior

Custom

Direct Social Interaction

Social Behavior

Custom

**Cognition**

Morris Water Maze

 

 

Water T Maze

 

Custom/EthoVision

Spatial Novelty Y Maze

 

Custom/EthoVision

Y Maze Spontaneous Alternation

 

Custom/EthoVision

Operant Learning

 

Custom/EthoVision

Barnes Maze

 

[Maze Engineers/EthoVision](https://maze.conductscience.com/portfolio/barnes-maze/)

Fear Conditioning

 

[Med Associates/EthoVision](https://med-associates.com/product-category/learning-memory-attention/fear-conditioning/)

Novel Object Recognition

 

Custom/EthoVision

PhenoTyper Cognition Wall

 

[Noldus EthoVision/Innoser](https://noldus.com/blog/discrimination-learning-cognitionwall)

**Reward**

Conditioned Place Preference

 

[Med Associates](https://med-associates.com/product/two-compartment-cpp-package/)

Self Administration

 

[Med Associates](https://med-associates.com/product/intravenous-drug-self-administration-test-package/)

**Surgery**

Stereotaxic Frames

 

Kopf

Isoflurane Vaporizor

 

E-Z Anesthesia