Our STARTLE/PPI System allows automatic detection of Startle Reflex in Mice.
The Startle/PPI set-up is part of UB conditioning-cage project; you buy a single touch-screen controller, and manage all UB cages. Ask for details!
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Depending on the number of cages, different set-ups can be obtained by combining a controller with Dedicated Software on board, with a Startle Link-Box and up to 4 Isolation Cubicles and Stimulating/Recording Platforms, each including two different Animal boxes (NO HOLDER). Multiple-cage set-ups require expansion-cubicle/s with slave electronics on board.
On the Controller 12” touch-screen, the operator sets Sound and Light parameters via the user-friendly interface. Trials can be configured by defining trial number, acoustic/visual stimulus and timing of the different experimental sequences (all fully randomizable):
- Pulse
- Prepulse
- Inter-Pulse Interval
- Inter-Stimulus Interval
The Stimulating/Recording Platform is the core of the set-up, encompassing the box where the mouse is placed, the light and the speaker, which deliver the startling stimuli (pulses), and the detection system. Two Mouse Boxes are provided as standard:
- 48000-320 Small Mouse Box: ID 84x34x39(h)mm
- 48000-320 Large Mouse Box: ID 84x39x44(h)mm
A Startle-Link Box collects the signals from up to 4 Stimulating/Recording Platforms and sends them to the Controller.
The new-design Isolation Cubicle 46000-590 includes an I.R. light, a loudspeaker and a noiseless fan, all conveniently positioned inside the sound attenuating box.