Three-dimensional maze for macaque monkeys

A maze and macaque technology, applied in applications, animal taming devices, animal husbandry, etc., can solve problems that affect research efficiency, invest a lot of labor and labor time, and consume time and energy, so as to reduce site space, improve experimental efficiency, Ease of walking

Active Publication Date: 2019-12-20
KUNMING INST OF ZOOLOGY CHINESE ACAD OF SCI
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In the process of studying the cognitive learning of macaques, it is necessary to change the design of the maze from time to time in order to provide mazes with various difficulties for macaques. However, mazes for macaques currently used in this field are not only very rare, but also limited to two-dimensional structures. It conforms to the free movement behavior of macaques, and its installation, disassembly, and structural changes are very difficult, requiring a lot of labor and labor time, which not only consumes time and energy, but also affects research efficiency, and the construction of macaque mazes requires a lot of site resources

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[0027] Such as figure 1 , 5 , shown in 6 and 7, a kind of macaque three-dimensional maze is made up of several maze units in vertical direction and / or horizontal direction array; The box 3 is composed of three positioning columns 1, and the positioning columns 1 are fixed on the ground. The maze units in the form of triangles are arrayed in the horizontal direction and / or vertical direction to form a unit maze with a multi-layer structure. Any two adjacent An automatic door 2 is arranged between the positioning columns 1, and the automatic door 2 is provided with a shuttle door 4 for macaques to shuttle through. The shuttle door 4 is provided with an automatic opening and closing door cover 6. The opening and closing door cover 6 can form a self-defined labyrinth; a monitoring device and a sounding device are arranged in the labyrinth unit, and the monitoring device, the sounding device and the automatic door are electrically connected with an external control system; Food b...

Embodiment 2

[0034] Such as figure 2 , 3 1. The macaque three-dimensional maze shown in 4, differs from embodiment 1 in that: the maze unit is based on a rectangular, pentagonal or hexagonal maze unit in a horizontal and / or vertical array to form a multi-layer Structured unit maze. Due to the increase in the number of sides of the maze unit, the complexity and difficulty of the maze increase, which is more conducive to testing the activity and intelligence of macaques, and the experimental data is closer to nature.

[0035] It is also possible to test the learning adaptability of macaques through mazes with different structures.

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The invention belongs to the field of animal experiment equipment, and particularly relates to a three-dimensional maze for macaque monkeys. The three-dimensional maze for the macaque monkeys is composed of a plurality of maze units in a vertical or horizontal direction or a comprehensive array of both the vertical and horizontal directions; the maze units are composed of a plurality of positioning columns, top columns, automatic doors and feeding boxes, the automatic doors are arranged between adjacent positioning columns and are arranged on the top surfaces defined by the top columns, each automatic door is provided with a shuttle door for the macaque monkeys to pass through, each shuttle door is provided with an automatic opening and closing door cover, and a customized maze can be formed by opening and closing the automatic opening and closing door cover on the automatic door. During use of the three-dimensional maze for the macaque monkeys, by opening and closing the automatic opening and closing door covers on the automatic doors between adjacent positioning columns, the three-dimensional maze of which the internal structure is changed according to the research needs can be quickly established, the maze pattern can be changed as required by simply controlling the opening and closing of rolling doors and disassembly and installation work is avoided, thus the time and effort are saved and the research efficiency is improved.

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technical field [0001] The invention belongs to the field of animal experiment equipment, and in particular relates to a macaque three-dimensional maze. Background technique [0002] Studies have found that non-human primates have developed into ideal models for many human diseases due to their similarities with humans in terms of genetics, anatomical structure, physiological functions, behavioral performance, emotional expression, and advanced cognitive functions, especially in There are great advantages in studying the evolution of brain functions such as the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex and human neurological diseases. The non-human primate macaque has a prefrontal cortex with clear granular layer cell structure, a well-developed association cortex, a high cognitive level, complex Behavior, in simulating human brain diseases and cognitive function development, it has irreplaceable advantages of other experimental animals. [0003] In order to study the cognitive beh...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): A01K15/02
CPCA01K15/02Y02A40/81
Inventor 王建红黄辉李冰毛羽林郁何静周东明张波
Owner KUNMING INST OF ZOOLOGY CHINESE ACAD OF SCI
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