Five Hole Nose Poke Wall Test Packages

The five hole nose poke chamber has been used extensively to assess attention and stimulus control. Med Associates offers the following packages in both rat and mouse sizes. The application software (SOF-700RA-8A) available for the following packages features flexible user settings for trials to run, limited hold (duration of the serial choice phase), time out, reward duration, session time, cue duration, and ITI duration. Sixteen elements of data are documented for each trial. Summary data includes correct responses, incorrect responses, omissions, premature responses, perseverant responses, time out responses, total receptacle head entries, percent correct, percent incorrect, percent omission, average latency to correct responses, average latency to incorrect responses, and average latency to reward. MedState Notation™ may be modified by the user or custom code may be ordered from Med Associates. Please contact Sales for details.

Interface, computer and software are sold separately.

MED-NP5L-B1
Basic Five Hole Nose Poke Wall Test Package for Rat

This basic package features a five choice wall installed in an extra tall modular test chamber and an extra tall MDF cubicle. The modular components included are a pellet dispenser, pellet receptacle, head entry detection, and receptacle light. An extra grid rod which cannot be used for aversive stimulus has also been added to fill the gap formed by the curved wall. Order MED-SYST-8 interface and software package to run up to eight test chambers or the MED-SYST-16 to run up to sixteen chambers.

MED-NP5L-D1
Deluxe Five Hole Nose Poke Wall Test Package for Rat

This deluxe package features an extra tall modular test chamber fitted with five nose pokes containing single stimulus lights on a curved back wall, grid floor, and a stainless waste pan. Also included are an extra tall expanded PVC sound attenuating cubicle, pellet dispenser, and pellet receptacle with head entry detection and receptacle light. The addition of the fader on the control package allows for variable intensity of the nose poke stimulus lights. An extra grid rod which cannot be used for aversive stimulus has also been added to fill the gap formed by the curved wall. Order the MED-SYST-8 interface and software package to run up to four test chambers or the MED-SYST-16 to run up to sixteen chambers.

MED-NP5M-B1
Basic Five Hole Nose Poke Wall Test Package for Mouse

This basic package features a five choice wall installed in a wide modular test chamber and a deep standard MDF cubicle. The modular components included are a pellet dispenser, pellet receptacle, head entry detection and receptacle light. The 14 mg pellet dispenser (ENV-203-14P) is available by request in place of the 20 mg pellet dispenser. An extra grid rod which cannot be used for aversive stimulus has also been added to fill the gap formed by the curved wall. Order MED-SYST-8 interface and software package to run up to eight test chambers or the MED-SYST-16 to run up to sixteen test chambers.

MED-NP5M-D1
Deluxe Five Hole Nose Poke Wall Test Package for Mouse

This deluxe package features an expanded PVC cubicle with a wide modular test chamber with a five choice nose poke wall installed. The 14 mg pellet dispenser (ENV-203-14) is available by request in place of the 20 mg pellet dispenser. The addition of the fader on the control package allows for variable intensity of the nose poke stimulus lights. An extra grid rod which cannot be used for aversive stimulus has also been added to fill the gap formed by the curved wall. Order the MED-SYST-8 interface and software package to run up to four test chambers or the MED-SYST-16 to run up to sixteen chambers.