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Automated Tactile Stimulus for Animals

Summary

In behavioral experiments, many different paradigms involve the presentation of visual stimuli to the experimental subjects. A former Purdue University researcher has developed an automated computer-controlled device for presenting compound tactile stimuli in computer-controlled behavioral experiments. Its advantage is that it can be used for subjects with poor vision or hearing, such as mice. It also allows the rapid automated presentation of qualitatively different compound stimuli. The stimuli presented are more directly analogous to the compound visual stimuli presented to humans and primates. This device has three wheels, each with a different pattern, shape, or texture, which are computer controlled to present a single shape-pattern-texture compound stimulus to the subject.

Technology Benefits

Works with mice Does not require human placement of stimuli

Technology Application

Behavioral experiments

Detailed Technology Description

Joe GarnerPurdue Animal Sciences

Countries

United States

Application No.

N/A

Country/Region

USA

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