The invention relates to a
water maze device and method for detecting cognitive function of rats with vascular
cognitive impairment, comprising a mounting sleeve, a bracket being arranged on the mounting sleeve, a crossbeam being arranged on the bracket; an upper
light source assembly and a lower capture net being longitudinally distributed are arranged on the crossbeam, a vertical pole being fixed at the center of the lower capture net; the upper
light source assembly comprises a reflector, a sleeve, an even number of light bars and a deflection unit, and a water-absorbing cotton strip is arranged on the side surface of the light bar; the vertical pole passes through the sleeve, a height adjustment
assembly is arranged on the crossbeam, and the height adjustment assembly can adjust the height of the upper
light source assembly and the height of the lower capture net respectively; rats can be put in from any position beside a
pool, and can be put in multiple times from a single position, and the capture success rate of rats after the experiment is very high, the capture speed is fast, and water draining, water absorption and preliminary
drying operations are performed during the capture process, so that the rats can be quickly dried after entering and leaving a pipeline, thereby solving the problems encountered in the current
water maze.