Harvard Apparatus has introduced its Elevated Plus Maze, used to assess anxiety in small laboratory animals.
This cross-shaped maze works by exploiting the conflict between a rodent's fear of open spaces and its desire to explore.
Two closed arms of the maze provide security, while the open arms of the maze offer exploratory value.
Users can choose a basic maze configuration for use with the optional Smart or Smart Junior Video-Tracking software to record a variety of parameters, including animal position, time spent in each arm and distance travelled.
The Elevated Plus Maze equipped with infrared photocells and Mazesoft-4 software provides completely automated monitoring,
