Animal olfaction study training method and system

Abstract

The invention relates to an animal smell learning and training method and the system thereof, and the invention comprises the following steps: (1) before training animals, cut water supply for a long period of time, make animals have strong desire for finding water during training; (2) put animals into training ground, when training, supply the computer control system with two kinds of gas having various odors, then discharge them randomly in turn; (3) if under one kind of odor the animal licks water, it will be given some water as reward; while if under the other kind of odor the animal licks water, it will be given electric shocks as punishment; (4) test more than one hundred of times circularly like that, if animal can distinguish these two various odors, a correct operant conditioned reflex is created, according to the animal behaviour, whether the animal has the ability of distinguishing these two kinds of odors can be determined. The invention use multi-functional PCI data acquisition card, video capture card and control software in the system, so that it is able to control and record the experiment process automatically and analyze behaviors.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to an animal training method and system, in particular to a small model animal olfactory learning training method and system. Background technique [0002] Smell is an extremely important sense related to the survival and life of animals, especially for model animals such as mice and rats commonly used in biomedical research. However, as one of the important means of neurophysiology, neuropharmacology and drug screening, most of the traditional animal behavior experiments are based on visual or auditory learning and memory models, which is very important for a comprehensive understanding of brain function, evaluation Obviously not enough. At present, there are only a few researches on the olfactory learning and memory behavior of insects in China, but the research on the olfactory learning and memory behavior of mammals that can complete complex odor detection and discrimination tasks is still a blank. The mammalian olfactory le...

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However, as one of the important means of neurophysiology, neuropharmacology and drug screening, most of the traditional animal behavior experiments are based on visual or auditory learning and memory models, which is very important for a comprehensive understanding of brain function, evaluation Obviously not enough

At present, there are only a few researches on insect olfactory learning and memory behavior in China, but the research on olfactory learning and memory behavior of mammals that can complete complex odor detection and discrimination tasks is still a blank

The mammalian olfactory learning and memory training system commonly used abroad also has great defects. The software and hardware are outdated (DOS operating system is still used), the degree of automation is low, the speed is slow, and it cannot be displayed and monitored in real time. The operation is cumbersome and complicated, and the number of odor channels Too few (currently only 8 at most), so more complex training cannot be performed

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