Information for Users
Neural Circuits Equipment Fees
Neural Circuits Equipment Fees
| Equipment | Hourly Cost |
| Confocal Microscope | $33.12 |
| Cryostat | $22.08 |
| LaVision Lightsheet Microscope | $33.12 |
| LaVision Lightsheet off peak hours | $16.56 |
Behavioral Testing Equipment Fees
Behavioral Testing Equipment Fees
| Equipment | Hourly Cost | Weekly Cost | Comments |
| Acoustic Startle Response/PPI | $33.12 | -- | Includes: equipment, room, software (SR-Lab) |
| Activity Monitoring | -- | $332.43 | Includes: equipment, room, & housing |
| Anxiety & Stress (EZM,EPM,OFT,TST,FST,LD) | $22.08 | -- | Includes: equipment, room, & video recording |
| Camera Recording Room | $22.08 | -- | Includes: room & video recording |
| Conditioned Place Preference | $22.08 | -- | Includes: equipment, room, & video recording |
| Fear Conditioning | $33.12 | -- | Includes: equipment, room, video recording, & software (FreezeScan) |
| Mazes (T, Y, Barnes) | $22.08 | -- | Includes: equipment, room, & video recording |
| Object Recognition | $33.12 | -- | Includes: equipment, room, video recording, & software (EthovisionXT) |
| Operant Conditioning (Nose-Poke or Touch Screen) | $33.12 | -- | Includes: equipment, room, & software (AbettII) |
| Motor Performance (Rotarod, Balance Beam, Digigait, Grip Strength) | $22.08 | -- | Includes: equipment & room |
| Shuttlebox | $22.08 | -- | Includes: equipment, room, & software |
| Three-Chamber Social Task | $33.12 | -- | Includes: equipment, room, video recording, & software (EthovisionXT) |
Animal Housing Fees
Animal Housing Fees
| Type | Weekly Cost |
| Acclimate Housing (900 LIGHTS ON/2100 LIGHTS OFF) | OAR per diem |
| Inverted Light-Cycle Housing (900 LIGHTS OFF/2100 LIGHTS ON) | OAR per diem |
| Non-Standard Static (Short-Term) Housing | $220.44 |
Surgery Suite Fees
Surgery Suite Fees
| Equipment | Hourly Cost |
| Stereotax with digital readout and stereomicroscope | $33.12 |
| Dual Arm Stereotax | $33.12 |
| Perfusion Hood (Somnosuite) | $11.04 |
Data & Video Analysis Fees
Data & Video Analysis Fees
All data & video analysis must be done on the designated NCBC computer.
| Software | Hourly Cost |
| Ethovision XT, Digigait Analysis, FreezeScan | $11.04 |
| Imaris (including: Stitcher, Coloc, and FilamentTracer modules) | $22.08 |