As add-on software to our line of touchscreen chambers from Campden Instruments, a wide range of behavioral tasks have been developed to probe different areas of cognition, most of which are ready to run, include all required training paradigms, and can easily be modified as needed.
An important consideration in the development of translational tasks has been to maximize the likelihood that the same cognitive abilities are used by both animals and humans to perform each test. Consequently, complex tasks are broken down into their constituent elements and each element assessed independently of the next in a step-by-step progression through the test. Guiding a subject through the test in this way restricts the use of alternative strategies and permits an analysis of performance in terms of the cognitive components involved. Functional equivalence is suggested if the pattern of performance of animals and humans, at each stage of the test, is qualitatively similar and if comparable impairments are seen following damage to selective brain structures.
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5-Choice Continuous Performance Test (5C-CPT) for Rats
Adapted for rats, this go/no-go task measures both attentional and inhibitory systems within a single task paradigm, enabling the assessment of vigilance.
4-Choice Gambling Task (4C-GT) for Rats
Adapted for rats, this test is based on the Iowa Gambling Task, sensitive to serotonergic and dopaminergic agents.
4-Choice Gambling Task (4C-GT) for Mice
Adapted for mice, this test is based on the Iowa Gambling Task, sensitive to serotonergic and dopaminergic agents.
5-Choice Continuous Performance Test (5C-CPT) for Mice
Adapted for mice, this go/no-go task measures both attentional and inhibitory systems within a single task paradigm, enabling the assessment of vigilance.
Two-choice Paired/Visual Discrimination Reversal (PD) for Mice
Adapted for mice, this reversal learning task requires inhibition of prepotent responses and is known to be dependent on the prefrontal cortex.
Two-choice Paired/Visual Discrimination Reversal (PD) for Rats
Adapted for rats, this reversal learning task requires inhibition of prepotent responses and is known to be dependent on the prefrontal cortex.
Paired-Associate Learning Task (PAL) for Mice
Adapted for mice, this is a hippocampal task. In humans, this task has proved to be highly effective for the early detection of Alzheimer''s disease.
Paired-Associate Learning Task (PAL) for Rats
Adapted for rats, this is a hippocampal task. In humans, this task has proved to be highly effective for the early detection of Alzheimer''s disease.
Visuomotor Conditional Learning (VMCL) for Mice
Adapted for mice, this is a habit or stimulus-response task in which the rodent learns a conditional rule.
Visuomotor Conditional Learning (VMCL) for Rats
Adapted for rats, this is a habit or stimulus-response task in which the rodent learns a conditional rule.
