The PhenoSys Steering Wheel is an innovative input device meticulously crafted as an add-on module for our established Virtual Reality (VR) setups. It is specifically designed to investigate complex visual decision-making processes in head-fixed mice.
The Steering Wheel’s rotational input is directly linked to the VR stimulus, offering clear and distinct left or right turn choices, enabling precise control over experimental paradigms focused on visual cues and cognitive responses.
An integrated reward system facilitates rapid learning and maintains high levels of motivation in the animal.
Key Benefits
Focused Design for Behavioral Precision
Left/Right Choice Paradigm: Optimized for binary visual decision-making experiments, providing clear and quantifiable behavioral outputs.
Direct VR Linkage: Input device rotation is directly linked to the VR stimulus, ensuring immediate and intuitive feedback for the animal.
Enhances Learning & Motivation: Facilitates operant conditioning by delivering rewards to reinforce correct choices and maintain animal engagement throughout long experiments.
Add-on Module: Designed to effortlessly integrate with existing PhenoSys Virtual Reality setups-JetBall & DoubleDisk
Publications
Featured in peer-reviewed studies across leading neuroscience journals.
Biró, S., Lasztóczi, B., & Klausberger, T. (2019). A visual two-choice rule-switch task for head-fixed mice. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience.
Journal : Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 13, 119, 2019
DOI : 10.3389/fnbeh.2019.00119
Viney, T.J., Sarkany, B., Ozdemir, A.T., Hartwich, K., Schweimer, J., Bannerman, D., Somogyi, P. (2022). Spread of pathological human Tau from neurons to oligodendrocytes and loss of high-firing pyramidal neurons in aging mice. Cell Reports.
Journal : Cell Reports, 41(7), 111646, 2022
DOI : 10.1016/j.celrep.2022.111646
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