I am investigating (spatial) working memory in mice. Due to the nature of the project the mice are head-fixed and therefore are not able to move around freely, eliminating most common tests for WM. I am considering Virtual Reality but I wanted to explore alternative methods first. I am thankful for any suggestions.
HI Maximilian, I have just seen what it can be a valid option at FENS meeting. They use a mobile home cage with fixed animals, is produced by Neurotar. Have a look to the company web page to see whether it can help you.
Good luck
Hi Frederico,
apologies for the late reply. We have also considered the floating home cage but there are some issues that it is too big to fit in our sound isolation boxes. Furthermore, it would be difficult to attach anything to the home cage to present various stimuli as the cage would become to heavy and stop floating.
But thank you for the suggestion.
Has anyone worked with this air-lifted home-cage before and can share their experience ?