The 8 Arm Radial maze is an apparatus widely validated for spatial learning tasks. Using external cues outside of the maze, arms can be baited and the number of arm entries to collect all 8 rewards can be measured. Poor spatial working memory correlates well to increased return to arm choices and overall time to finish the task. The Maze Engineers automated 8 arm radial mazes create entirely automated environments to minimize anxiety and fear created by the human experimentor while collecting high volumes of data
Features
Downwards Facing Doors
Downwards directing doors is ideal for teathered experiments, and ensures animal safety
Software
- Our automated Radial maze is compatible with 3 software options to control the system including doors, pellet dispensers, and lickometers
- Our Conductor software for controlling the system alone (no video tracking/analysis included)
- Our complete tracking and analysis package ConductVision
- Our ConductMaze software which is a light-weight adapter to connect the system to video tracking software (ANY-Maze, Noldus EthoVision, or user’s proprietary video software)
“Silent Mode”
The maze functions with very little sound to minimize startle, anxiety, and maximum exploration within the maze
Strength & Durability
Complete trust in how long the maze will last–made of high quality, but also light weight aluminum with thick acrylic parts ensures both ideal animal environments and maximum strength for long lasting mazes
Optical Detection
24/7, 99.9% accurate optical detection with easy to configure actionable responses to movement
Multiple Colors Available
Suggested color choices include Blue, Grey, Black, White & Clear, but we can make it any color of the rainbow!
Secure lids
Lids can be configured to create safe, secure environments
Copper Shielding
Copper shielding allows for maximized data collection in electrophysiology experiments
Please inquire about this option
Integrations
Integrated Lickometers
Integrated Lickometers allow for sucrose and reward preference tasks
Integrated Treadmills
Integrated treadmills allow for exercise, metabolic, and fatigue tasks
Integrated Feeders
Integrated feeders allow for pellet rewards and reward preference experiments
Integrated Housing Environments
Integrated living environments allow for long term experimental tasks
Specification
| Mouse |
Rat |
| Automated Doors (8) |
Automated Doors (8) |
| 25 Zones or more detection |
25 Zones or more detection |
| Can be Integrated with Video Tracking |
Can be Integrated with Video Tracking |
Suggested Sizes
| Mouse Automated 8 Arm Radial Size (CM) |
Rat Automated 8 Arm Radial Maze Size (CM) |
| Arm Length: 35 |
Arm Length: 50 |
| Arm Width: 5 |
Arm Width: 10 |
| Wall Height: 10 |
Wall Height: 20 |
References
Layfield, D., Sidell, N., Abdullahi, A., Newman, E.L. (2020) Dorsal Hippocampus not always necessary in a radial arm maze delayed win-shift task. Hippocampus 30(2):121-129. PMID: 31453652
Qian, Z.J., Ricci, A.J. (2020) Effects of cochlear hair cell ablation on spatial learning/memory. Sci Rep 10, 20687
