Intellicage

Need Description:

- A fully automated cage system for analyzing rat home cage behavior and cognitive abilities.

Item Description:

- Manufacture/Brand: TSE Systems, Inc

- Part/Serial Number: 290000-SB-1IC-NB-00005

- Other: NewBehavior Bundle for 1 IntelliCage Cage Setup, Rat

Salient Characteristics (description of physical, functional, or performance features):

- Fully automated behavioral recording that requires no human intervention before, during or after behavioral

data collection; this prevents handling stress in the rodents

- Simultaneous collection of data pertaining to rodent activity (locomotion), exploration, learning and spatial

preference

- Continuous, long-term monitoring of uninterrupted behavior lasting up to at least 24 hrs

- Design software including experimental files, controller software, and analyzer software that allows for

analysis of data collected

- Electrical specifications of 120 V and 60 Hz.

- Dimensions (length x width x height) no larger than 930 x 930 x 300mm or 36.6 x 36.6 x 11.8in.

- Enrichment and cage supplies that includes rat hut, a drinking bottle with a silicone seal, and 2 bottle caps.

- Adequate cleaning supplies specific to the system design.

- A qualified vendor representative will be onsite at Naval Medical Research Unit San Antonio to install the

hardware.

- Qualified and trained representatives for remote software training.