Animal Behavior Assessment Unit, University of Rochester Medical Center

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For ABAU usage inquiries, please contact:

Dr. Troy Zarcone
Box EHSC; Room G-6835
585-273-3987

For all other inquiries, please contact:

Katherine Bachmann
Box EHSC; Room G-6833
585-275-3792

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Animal Tattoo System Location: G-6833 Capacity: 1 unit Species: Rat & Mouse Description: Our AIMS tattoo system can be used to permanently identify both adult and neonate rodents. No anasthesia is required. Rodents can be tattooed on the tail, toes, paw pads, and/or shanks. Tattoo Procedures & Policies Tattoo Request Form
Force–Plate Actometer Location: G-6833 Capacity: 4 chambers Species: Rat & Mouse (bodyweight must be >15g) Description: An open-field arena that measures general activity, ataxia, tremor, seizure, and spontaneous actions.
Operant Chamber Location: G-6833 Capacity: 6 chambers Species: Mouse Description: Operant chambers equipped with two photo-beam inputs and the delivery liquid rewards. Measurements of the disruption of voluntary movements; measure attention, learning, and memory; and detect thresholds or discriminations of visual, auditory, tactual, olfactory, gustatory, and pharmacological stimuli.
Operant Chamber Location: G-6833 Capacity: 20 chambers Species: Rat Description: Operant chambers equipped with levers and food pellet reward capabilities. Measurements of learning vs. performance, discrimination, reversal, perseveration, memory attention, impulsivity, etc. or as needed operant behaviors. An environment that is programmable to address behavioral questions.	Photo Coming Soon!
Photobeam Chamber Location: G-6833 Capacity: 4 chambers Species: Mouse Description: An open field arena (by Med Associates) that uses photobeam breaks to measure ambulatory, horizontal, and vertical movement across time. This system also measures rotations, stereotypy, and time spent in defined zones of the chamber, as well as providing an X-Y plot of the animal's movement.
Photobeam Chamber Location: 2-6811 Capacity: 10 chambers Species: Mouse & Rat Description: An open field arena (by Columbus) that uses photobeam breaks to measure ambulatory, horizontal, and vertical movement across time.
Repeated Acquisition & Performance Chamber (RAPC) Location: G-6833 Capacity: 3 chambers Species: Mouse Description: Non-automated chambers used for the comparison of effects of an independent variable on learning vs. performance capabilities.