Behavioral Services and Instrument Platform

Contact

PostNameTelEmailResponsibilities
Assistant TechnicianXiaoyan CHEN(020) 8833 5662emilyxychen@hkust-gz.edu.cnBehavioral Services and Instrument Platform
TechnicianQiqi DONG(020) 8833 8676qiqidong@hkust-gz.edu.cnBehavioral Services and Instrument Platform

Service Content

Behavioral Room E1

ANY-maze

Open field boxes

FST

EthoVision XT

Behavioral Room E2

SPT

Treadmill

Activity wheel

TST

Behavioral Room E3

Rotarod

Light-dark box

Three-chambered box

Behavioral Room E4

SR-LAB-Startle response system

Behavioral Room E5

NIR Video Fear Conditioning (VFC) system

Behavioral Room E6

71000 Automated Stereotaxic Instrument

Electroporation system

Behavioral Room E7

71000 Automated Stereotaxic Instrument (ASI)

Behavioral Room E8

Fiber optic recording

Optogenetic devices

Behavioral Room E9

Von frey test

Plantar test

Avisoft-UltrasoundGate system

Operating Room 138B

71000 ASI

69100 Rotational Digital Stereotaxic Instrument (69100 ASI)

Operating Room 138E

Fear conditioning system

Fiber optic recording

Optogenetic devices

Operating Room 138F

71000 ASI

Gait analysis system

Von frey test

Operating Room 134C

Medusa EEG&EMG recording system

Sleep deprivation system

Virus Injection

  • 71000 ASI
  • 69100 ASI
  • KDS legato 130 syringe pump
  • R462 syringe pumps
  • R-480 Microinjection Pump
  • MP-500 Micropipette Electrode puller

Behavioral Tests

  • T-maze & Y-maze
  • Elevated cross maze
  • Morris water maze
  • Forced swim test (FST)
  • Tail suspension test (TST)
  • Open field test
  • Activity wheel

Cognition & Memory

  • SR-LAB-Startle response system
  • NIR Video Fear Conditioning (VFC) system
  • CinePlex Behavioral Research Systems

Brain Stimulation

  • Optogenetic devices
  • Sound stimulation
  • Electrical stimulation
  • Avisoft-UltrasoundGate system

Electrophysiology

  • Medusa EEG&EMG recording system
  • Sleep deprivation system
  • Infrared thermography

Exercise & Emotion

  • Treadmill
  • Sucrose preference test (SPT)
  • Light-dark box
  • Three chambered box
  • Gait analysis system
  • Von frey test
  • Rotarod
  • Plantar test

Pricing

For specific technical service charges, please consult the platform staff.