Guides

ANY-maze has the ability to run test in multiple apparatus at the same time, which can dramatically increase throughput in large experiments. In this guide we’ll walk through the steps required to successfully set-up a multiple apparatus protocol and learn about some of the common pitfalls to avoid.

In apparatus, such as the Novel Object Recognition (NOR) test, you’ll be interested in the time the animal being spends investigating certain objects in the apparatus. In version 7 of ANY-maze we added Investigation zones, which make it much simpler to detect and quantify investigative behaviour.

Tracking animals in near-infrared light can be exceptionally useful. The simplest application is tracking in low light or even complete darkness, but illuminating the apparatus with infrared has an additional benefit – you can alter the visible light during a test, without affecting the tracking. In this guide we delve into the details of how to achieve this.