The Panlab/Harvard Apparatus 5/9 Holes Box provides an automated environment to carry out visual discrimination tasks in order to evaluate attention and learning.
The system includes a test chamber, food or drink dispenser and a Link Box to connect the system to a PC for control through PackWin software (software is ordered separately).
The arc of nine contiguous apertures in the rear wall each house a light, pellet dispenser and 'pusher' to detect the nose pokes into each hole.
Nose pokes are detected by a photocell and rewards are dispensed by the PackWin software.
Up to eight boxes can be linked together to run multiple subjects in parallel.
PackWin allows the user to set up a pseudo-random serial reaction task, where the software randomises the test hole and controls reinforcement while monitoring per cent correct, premature responses (anticipation), perseverative responses and total nose pokes.
PackWin allows flexibility to design experiments in a manner that accurately tests the hypothesis.
