A digital system for recording startle, responses in small animals

Chris Cunningham; Charles R. Crowell; Newell K. Eaton; Judson S. Brown

doi:10.3758/BF03200109

A digital system for recording startle, responses in small animals

Chris Cunningham, Charles R. Crowell, Newell K. Eaton, Judson S. Brown

Behavioral Neuroscience

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Abstract

An easily constructed, isometric startle-recording system is described. The animal enclosure is attached to a plywood board-which, in ten, is mounted in a "springboard" arrangement. Movement is detected by a phonocartridge mounted beneath the chamber, and a digital record of this movement is obtained through the use of a voltage-to-frequency converter. A brief experiment in which the system was used to assess the rat's reaction to electric footshock is also presented.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1-3
Number of pages	3
Journal	Behavior Research Methods & Instrumentation
Volume	5
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03200109
State	Published - Jan 1973

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Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Developmental and Educational Psychology
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Psychology (miscellaneous)
General Psychology

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