A Maze Apparatus Applicable to Rabbit Animal Behavior Experimental Research

Abstract

The invention discloses a labyrinth device suitable for experimental research on the behavior of rabbit animals, which comprises a maze enclosure composed of several maze spliced ​​enclosures, a removable starting box placed in the middle of the labyrinth enclosure, the The bottom of the maze splicing wall is provided with a door opening for animals to pass through, and a replaceable reference object is provided above the door opening inside the maze splicing wall, and a real hiding box is movably connected to the outside of one of the maze splicing walls. False hiding boxes are movably connected to the outer sides of the remaining maze splicing panels, and the mutual positions of the real hiding boxes, false hiding boxes and the labyrinth splicing panels can be changed and adjusted arbitrarily. The combination of the invention is fast and convenient to install, has low use cost, and is very convenient for carrying out experimental research on the learning ability, memory ability and space recognition ability of medium-sized animals.

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technical field [0001] The invention discloses a labyrinth device suitable for experimental research on learning ability, memory and space recognition ability of rabbits. Background technique [0002] Animal behavior research is an important method to study the emotions, intelligence, and physical strength of animals. Intelligence research is usually judged by the animal's learning ability, memory, and spatial recognition ability, which requires various maze experiments to achieve. [0003] The most commonly used research animals in neuroscience animal experiments are mice, followed by rabbits. Rodents are small animals. Because of their small size, cheap price, short growth cycle, and convenient feeding, they have become the most popular experimental animal species in neuroscience research. Therefore, the behavioral research and learning and memory evaluation methods of small animals are also relatively Complete. At present, commonly used experimental methods for small an...

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[0006] In the introduction of the experimental method of the Barnes maze, it is mentioned that it can be used for experimental objects such as rabbits, but it is difficult to find the experimental records of the Barnes maze about rabbits after consulting the literature. The Barnes maze devices currently produced on the market are only applicable to Small animals such as mice are not suitable for experimental research on learning ability, memory and spatial recognition ability of rabbits

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