Fear Conditioning System
MANUFACTURER – UGO BASILE
PRODUCT CODE – 46000
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Description
Fear Conditioning System
Description Of Fear Conditioning System
Background
- Fear conditioning is one of the most common methods to measure memory in rodents
- It exploits the Pavlovian association between an unpleasant unconditioned stimulus (shock) to a conditioned neutral stimulus (sound cue or context)
- The reaction of rodents, as predated animals, is to freeze (stay immobile) when exposed to fearful situations, such as a shock
- The ratio between the freezing with and without shock gives a measure of the memorization of the event and hence allows for a fast memory screening
New Illuminator for Better Lighting and Ease of Use
Enhance your behavioral studies with our innovative, all-in-one lighting solution. The new illuminator offers:
- Superior light homogeneity, both IR and visible.
- Auto-centering made easy with Mouse XL and Rat Cage: the new illuminator simplifies cage centering under the camera, speeding up experiment setup activities and video tracking software configuration, as well as repositioning after replacing the animal for a new experiment.
- No tools needed to adjust camera focus: the lenses are held in place by a special technique that makes screwing a little harder, maintaining the focus position without the need to fix it. Lens changes are still possible.
- New guiding system for tethered animals: the cable is now guided by a transparent tube, to simplify the cable insertion. A black cap is provided when the system is used to test non-tethered animals.
- Optional swivel holder available: we customize the holder according to the design of your swivel.
- All-in-one assembly for better service and easy replacement during maintenance activities.
Easy control, easy set up, easy expansion
The Ugo Basile system comes complete with:
- Visible and IR lights
- Ventilated isolation cubicle
- Shocker and electrified cage
- High intensity speaker for frequency and white noise sounds
- IR camera, cables and lenses
- Color-coded easy connections with the onboard electronics
- Seamless to be expanded from 1 to 4 or more units for high throughput
- Detection of the Freezing is automated through Any-maze or any other software, as well as the control of lights, sounds, shocker, etc.
| Features | Benefits |
|---|---|
| NEW Illuminator | Improved light homogeneity, auto-centering, lens focus with no tool needed, easier pass-through for cabled animals, swivel holder (based on your specific swivel) and all in 1 assembly for easy replacement or service |
| One USB cable connection | Seamless installation and connection to PC |
| High throughput | Expandable from 1 to 16 units for high throughput |
| Miniaturized USB-IR camera with 2 lenses (normal and fish-eye) | Camera mounted on the ceiling and working in any light conditioning and with any cage dimension |
| Control via ANY-maze or any other software | Super easy to control and fully automated via to perform effortless experiments. Automated Freezing detection and controls for the most accurate results |
| Interchangeable contexts | Easy to mount on the walls with different patterns |
| IR and visible illumination | Experiments can be run in light or darkness, also as a tool to alter the context |
| Same software controls devices and analyses freezing | Fast learning curve in building protocols and automatic detection of freezing |
| Cages compatible with tethered animals | Ready for optogenetics, electrophysiology, microscopy |
| Multiple cage dimensions | Most suitable dimensions for rats or mice, observational cage for Social Fear Conditioning and Operant Fear Conditioning for conflict-based and operant tasks in Fear Conditioning |
| All electronics in the cubicle | Simple and cheap upgrade to STARTLE /PPI |
| Operation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Camera | IR sensible (lens 2.1mm and 4mm), visible light filtered | |
| Active Silent Ventilation | Yes | |
| Read-Out | USB to PC through AnyMaze, TTL I/O | |
| General | ||
| Shock | Constant current | |
| Shock Intensity | from 0.1 to 3mA, in 0.1mA steps | |
| Shock Duration | Duration: from 0.5 to 60 seconds | |
| Illumination | Dimmable visible 6500K and IR 850nm | |
| Sound | 500Hz-18KHz, adjustable volume, max 100dB ± 3dB | |
| White Noise | Adjustable volume, max 77dB ± 3dB | |
| Power |
100-240 VAC, 50/60 Hz, 60W max |
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| Operating Temperature |
10°C to 40°C; 5% to 95% RH (non-condensing) |
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| Sound Level | Negligible (sound cue excluded) | |
| Physical | ||
| Dimension | Outer Size | Internal Size |
| Cubicle | 52(d)x62(w)x58(h)cm | 39(d)x47(w)x49(h)cm |
| Mouse Cage | 20(w)x24(d)x30(h)cm | 17x17x25(h)cm |
| Rat Cage | 27(w)x32(d)x41(h)cm | 25.5×25.5×36(h)cm |
| Mouse Cage XL | 27(w)x32(d)x41(h)cm | 25.5×25.5×36(h)cm |
| Observational Mouse | 37(w)x24(d)x30(h)cm | 35(w)x17(d)x25(h)cm |
| Front Vertical Door | 29(w)x32.5(d)x41(h)cm | 25.5(w)x26(d)x36(h)cm |
| Weight | 20Kg | |
| Shipping Weight | 43Kg | |
| Warranty | ||
| Warranty | Fear Conditioning is covered by a 12-month warranty + 12 after product registration | |
| UB-Care | Additional UB-Care can be added for other 12 or 24 months | |
| PC Requirements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| PC Requirements | Minimum specification | Recommended specification | Best system |
| Windows version | XP service pack 3 | Windows 10 | Windows 11 |
| Processor | Pentium Dual-core | Core i3 | Core i7 |
| RAM | 1GB | 4GB | 8GB |
| Hard drive | 1GB available | 500GB | 1TB |
| Display | 1366 x 768px | 1600 x 900px | 1920 x 1080px |
| Expansion | Not applicable | Not applicable | PCi express ports |
If you’re planning to track in multiple apparatus, or track for long periods (> 12 hours), or include large numbers (> 500) of animals in experiments then we recommend you use the highest requirements.
