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Automated Visual Cognitive Tasks for Recording Neural Activity Using a Floor Projection Maze

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Automated Visual Cognitive Tasks for Recording Neural Activity Using a Floor Projection Maze

Automated Visual Cognitive Tasks for Recording Neural Activity Using a Floor Projection Maze

DOI:

10.3791/51316-v

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11:15 min

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February 20, 2014

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Tara K. Jacobson*¹, Jonathan W. Ho*¹, Brendon W. Kent, Fang-Chi Yang, Rebecca D. Burwell²

¹Department of Cognitive, Linguistic & Psychological Sciences,Brown University, ²Department of Neuroscience,Brown University

Chapters

00:05Title
01:46Floor Projection Maze Overview
03:16Behavioral Shaping: Early Stage
04:19Behavioral Shaping: Intermediate Stage
05:51Behavioral Shaping: Late Stage (vBCD)
07:41Behavioral Shaping: Late Stage (VSA)
09:00Shaping Timeline and Neural Recordings in Late Stage Shaping
10:38Conclusion

Summary

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We describe protocols for training rats for chronic electrophysiological recordings in fully automated cognitive tasks on a Floor Projection Maze.

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Keywords: Visual Cognitive Tasks Floor Projection Maze Neural Activity Recording Electrophysiological Recordings Automated Cognitive Tasks Animal Tracking System In Vivo Electrophysiology Rodent Model System Cognitive Processes

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