A simple tutorial for connecting wires to the green connector plugs which plug into the top box.
Drosophila responses to benzaldehyde in one quadrant (darken corner) of the passive flow odour plate in the Zantiks MWP unit. One quadrant has benzaldehyde in - and the flies crowd opposite it!
Drosophila responses to control (mineral oil) and treatment (benzaldehyde) in the Zantiks MWP unit in an active flow chamber. Labelling of the video, and switching of the odour sources is fully automated from the Zanscript running the experiment. Sped up x2
Pavlovian aversion learning with a grey vs check background for adult zebrafish
An eight-week old mouse in a Y-maze. (with arenas & zones overlay)
The vertical distribution and the distance moved was recorded simultaneously. The response to vibration stimuli was also assessed. The vibration is indicated in this video by a red square in the top left corner.
In this experiment animals were constantly tracked for 4 days to assess the retention of diurnal rhythms.
Video courtesy of Prof Matt Guille's lab, University of Portsmouth
The time at which stimuli is delivered is indicated by a red number at the top left of the video. The 60 seconds between stimuli has been sped up in this video. (Video courtesy of Prof Matt Guille's lab, University of Portsmouth)
Set up with the food hopper and 5-choice inserts.
Video (speed, 8x) of zebrafish larvae in a 24-well plate before, during and after a single pulse of mild vibratory stimulation. The red dot in the top right hand side of the video frame depicts when the vibration occurs.
Courtesy of Rodrigo J. De Marco, Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, Heidelberg, Germany
Courtesy of Dr Matt Parker's lab, University of Portsmouth
Real-time video displaying 6 different arenas, and then the four different zones in each arena. Video courtesy of Ameya Kasture, Thomas Hummel's lab, University of Vienna
Dr Matt Parker, University of Portsmouth, explains the benefits of the using the Y-maze with zebrafish, which include that the fish don't need to be individually housed beforehand and the task provides detailed information on cognitive processes quickly.
Courtesy of Dr Matt Parker's lab, University of Portsmouth
If you want to adapt a script, it is sometimes best to create a new script and copy in the text from the original script and edit it.
This video shows a selection of the different types of animals that can be studied using a Zantiks unit - from mice and rats to zebrafish, Drosophila and shrimps. Each unit is built using the same integrated setup and software, enabling behavioural comparisons across species.
The Zantiks AD is set up to reward mice who nose poke in front of the visual image presented on the side screen.
How to write a zanscript on a Zantiks unit. This demonstration uses the Lights demo for the AD unit.
How to test your scripts by running a demo experiment first in a Zantiks unit
How the the integrated features of the Zantiks units facilitate automated experiments
Video recording of an adult zebrafish during a 5-choice serial reaction time task.
How to run the zone light test on AD using fake fish
How to run the feeder test on the AD using fake fish
How to set up the unit to conduct an aversion learning experiment on 4 singly housed zebrafish
Used to deliver solid food to adult zebrafish
Tracking adults in the MWP
Using an adapted version of the MWP
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