SmartCage modules overview
The SmartCageTM monitors rodent (mice and rats) homecage activity. The basic platform can perform 01 – 07 general behavior tests, and with integrated modular devices the system enables researchers to conduct comprehensive neurobehavioral assays for phenotypic analysis and in vivo drug screening. This simple, flexible and versatile system is particularly suited for a startup lab to conduct translational research in a cost-effective way.
| ID | Module | Test | Measurement | Test Protocol |
| 01BP | Basic platform | 1. Homecage activity | Active/inactive time | 1. Activity, locomtion |
| 2. Sleep/wake | Wake/Indirect sleep time | 2. Sleep/wake |
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| 3. Tail suspension | Locomotion: | 3. Light/dark preference | ||
| 02VS | Vibration sensor | 4. Light/dark preference |
Travel distance | 4. depression |
| 5. Conditional place preference | Travel speed |
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| 6. Social interaction | Moving path | |||
| 03DB | Dark box | 7. Social memory | Rearing | |
| 8. Drinking detection | Latency of 1st entry to the dark | |||
| 9. Conflict drinking (Vogel test) | Time spent in light/dark | |
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| 04SE | Social enclosures | 10. Foot drop | Transition number | |
| 11. Step-through avoidance | Time spent in different zones | |||
| 05ES | Electrical simulation | 12. Tone-conditioning | Immobilization time (depression) | |
| 13. Contextual- conditioning | Drinking lick number | |||
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14. Rotarod test | Lick-shock number | ||
| 15. Feeding control | Foot fault (or foot drop) |
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| 16. Self-food admin | ||||
| 06RT | Rotarod | 17. Time to fall | ||
| 07FG | Food gate | 18. Gate opening number and open duration | ||