The Y-maze is used to assess spontaneous alternation performance as an index of active retrograde working memory in rodents.
Name | Type | Increment | Option | Unit | Data Type | Derived |
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Latency to leave start arm | simpleParameter | s | FLOAT | |||
Total arm entries | simpleParameter | INT | ||||
Number of triplets | simpleParameter | INT | Total arm entries-2 | |||
Number of spontaneous alternations | simpleParameter | INT | ||||
Alternation ratio | simpleParameter | % | FLOAT | Number of spontaneous alternations/(Total arm entries-2)*100 | ||
Number of alternate arm entries | simpleParameter | INT | ||||
Alternate arm entry ratio | simpleParameter | % | FLOAT | Number of alternate arm entries/(Total arm entries-2)*100 | ||
Number of same arm entries | simpleParameter | INT | ||||
Same arm entry ratio | simpleParameter | % | FLOAT | Number of same arm entries/(Total arm entries-2)*100 | ||
Feacal boli (count) | simpleParameter | INT | ||||
Acclimatisation time (minimum) | procedureMetadata | 30 | min | INT | ||
Arm dimensions | procedureMetadata | 40 L x 3 W x 12 H | cm | TEXT | ||
Light level | procedureMetadata | 40 | Lux | INT | ||
Placement in start arm | procedureMetadata | End of arm | TEXT | |||
Cleaning agent/disinfectant | procedureMetadata | 70% Ethanol solution | TEXT | |||
Tracking method | procedureMetadata | Video | TEXT | |||
Scoring method | procedureMetadata | Automated | TEXT | |||
Duration at centre prior to arm re-entry | procedureMetadata | 1 | s | INT | ||
Experimenter ID | procedureMetadata | TEXT | ||||
Maze ID | procedureMetadata | TEXT | ||||
Maze manufacturer | procedureMetadata | O'hara Co.Ltd | TEXT | |||
Maze model | procedureMetadata | YM-3002 | TEXT | |||
Tracking equipment ID | procedureMetadata | YM-1020 | TEXT | |||
Tracking equipment manufacturer | procedureMetadata | O'hara Co.Ltd | TEXT | |||
Tracking equipment model | procedureMetadata | Time YM2 | TEXT | |||
Date tracking equipment last calibrated | procedureMetadata | DATETIME | ||||
Software | procedureMetadata | Time YM2 software | TEXT | |||
Alternating start arm | procedureMetadata | No | TEXT |