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1. Select All DeselectAll Figure 3 13 Displaying Named Variables from Box 1 Displaying Named Variables from Box 1 Trials to Run Training Side 1 Lft 2 Rgt 3 Random 4 Both Move Time sec Named Wars Wars hax Trial Time min Refresh IT Minimum sec Number of Pellets to Dispense Issue Close Help eeek Display Data from Box Additional Boxes to Update E 1 IF 1 Select All Deselect All 12 Rev 1 2 Copyright 2011 MED Associates Inc CHAPTER 4 Understanding the Data Files Unless otherwise specified data will be saved to C MED PC IV DATA Data can be saved manually by selecting FILE SAVE DATA MANUALLY or FILE SAVE DATA FLUSH The file name that is used to save the data in depends on the option that was chosen in the Hardware Configuration Utility and may also be dependent on the Subject Experiment and Group name provided in the MED PC IV load wizard Within each data file the headings are created for each Subject Experiment Group Box etc see below Data files may be opened with note pad word pad or any word processor or Spreadsheet however be sure they are always saved unformatted in case a data extraction utility such as MED PC to Excel might ever be used Data file formats are explained in detail in the MED PC IV User s Manual Rev 1 2 Copyright 2011 MED Associates Inc2. Box Selection screen will appear next as shown in Figure 3 3 From this screen the researcher chooses which boxes will be used in the experiment Select the boxes that will run the experiment by clicking in the radio button next to the box number The figure shows that the Hardware Configuration included only 1 box which was selected Click Next to continue Figure 3 3 The Box Selection Screen The Select a Procedure screen appears next as seen in Figure 3 4 This is where the application to be run is selected The screen displays a list of all the currently compiled procedures Select the desired procedure and then click Next Figure 3 4 The Select a Procedure Screen MAZE T MAZE DELAYED ALTERNA T MAZE TRAINING X Rev 1 2 Copyright 2011 MED Associates Inc MED ASSOCIATES INC T MAZE TRAINING AND TESTING The Enter Experiment Data Screen should display next as shown in Figure 3 5 The purpose of this screen is to allow annotations to be added to the data file that is produced by MED PC IV These annotations will help identify the Subject Experiment and Experiment Group upon which data was collected Comments can be added here as well and the data file can be given a customized file name to help identify it from other data files Enter the information desired and click Next Figure 3 5 Enter Experiment Data Screen 4 Subjects_1_thu_6 Subject ubjects 1 thru Experiment 1 Experiment Group e Comm
3. Change Variables window find the Display Data from Box display and choose the chamber s to modify By clicking additional boxes in the Additional Boxes to Update section changes made to a single box are automatically loaded to all of the selected boxes Figure 3 11 Changing Variables Screen Displaying Variables from Box 1 Amay B Array m D Array ni Named Wars G H l J Wars 0 000 0 000 0 000 0 000 0 000 5 000 0000 0000 1 000 0 000 Refresh 0 000 0 000 B Array pa rane Issue 0 000 0 000 0000 eta 0000 Close ane Help Display Data from Box Additional Boxes to Update C from Box 1 zi a Select All Deselect Al The value of any simple variable may be viewed from this screen by clicking an array on the table and each element in that array can be viewed as shown in Figure 3 12 To change a value simply highlight and replace the value in the lower right hand box or use the up down arrows to increment by 1 Click the Issue button for the change to take effect Click Named Variables to produce the display in Figure 3 13 Change variables here as needed Rev 1 2 Copyright 2011 MED Associates Inc MED ASSOCIATES INC T MAZE TRAINING AND TESTING Figure 3 12 Displaying Array A from Box 1 Displaying Array A from Box 1 Hamed Wars Wars Refresh sue Close Help AD from Box 1 24 000 2 did Display Data from Box Additional Boxes to Update F 1
4. T MAZE TRAINING AND TESTING MED STATE NOTATION PROCEDURE SOF 700RA 9 User s Manual DOC 137 Rev 1 2 Copyright O 2011 All Rights Reserved MED Associates Inc P O Box 319 St Albans Vermont 05478 Www med associates com MED ASSOCIATES INC T MAZE TRAINING AND TESTING Rev 1 2 Copyright 2011 MED Associates Inc TABLE OF CONTENTS TAPET COMENTS aii ria a A Ba AGA Ba AA ANG BA TA aa A Ba A AA Ka AA A AGA Ba AA ANG AA TA AN BA AA A il PEEL re 1 Vi ao 0 UIC HOME sakanan aa naa sans vac aa aaa oki oi nn i i i noo 1 NTE ENN Seed 2 Chapter EE 4 software Installa ON asas aaa saa en BA Ka AB aaa ces sens een encens cscescusee sci 4 BACH te SOTEN aaa v 4 BE ge cn ena EE Ne eee 5 Beginning amp Running an Experiment areruuvanennuvanennuvanennuvnnrenunnnrenuunanennuvanennunanennunnn 5 Translating The MED PC IV PO Fll ssienoivcderi enstcnsiv s vis ee ma den ion 5 Using the MED PC IV Load Wizard ren rn 6 Viewing Changing Variable Values rurarvrnunnvennnvannnnvennnnennnnrennnvenennrennunevevnrennunene 11 Chapter 4 nnnnnnnvnnnnnnnnnnnnvnnnnnnnnnnnvvvnnnnnnnnnuvvnnnnnnnnnnvvnnnnnnnnnnnvvnnnnnnnnnnnvnnnnnn 13 Understanding tne Data FCS re 13 Rev 1 2 Copyright 2011 MED Associates Inc MED ASSOCIATES INC T MAZE TRAINING AND TESTING V Rev 1 2 Copyright 2011 MED Associates Inc CHAPTER 1 Introduction The purpose of this manual is to give an explanation of the MED State Notation Pro
5. User s Manual for a complete guide to installing the MED PC IV software building a valid Hardware configuration with the Hardware Configuration utility and opening and compiling a MSN procedure in the Trans IV utility To install the T Maze Training and Testing Procedures insert the CD into the CD ROM drive and click Install the T Maze Software The T Maze Training and Testing procedures are copied into the C MED PC IV MPC folder Backing Up the Software Med Associates strongly encourages creating backup copies of the T Maze Training and Testing programs in case of disk failure Having copies of the original programs may be useful in the future should modifications be made to the existing programs Rev 1 2 Copyright 2011 MED Associates Inc CHAPTER 3 Beginning amp Running an Experiment Translating The MED PC IV mpc File Programs written in MedState Notation must be translated using Trans IV before they can be executed in this application Be sure that a copy of the file being translated is present in the directory C MED PC IV MPC Double click the Trans IV icon on the Start Programs list or desktop and select Translation Translate and Compile Select the program s to use for the experiment and click Make Click OK to start the translator and it will automatically parse the MedState Notation and then open to a DOS screen to compile the Pascal code Depending on the speed of the computer each of these steps ma
6. al does not break the Head Detection Beam in the Pellet Trough before the trial ends then a Trial Incomplete is recorded Now the same animal is once again placed in the Start Runway Once this is done the Trial is started when the user issues the START command When the START command is received the Start Door and both the Left and Right doors are opened The animal is to move down the Start Runway into the opposite Runway from the first Trial and break the Head Detection Beam in the Pellet Trough If the Trial is completed successfully then the animal will receive a reward If the animal does not break one of the Entrance Beams into either Runway within the Move Time then the Trial is ended early and a Move Error is recorded If the animal does not break a Head Detection Beam in the Pellet Trough before the Trial ends then a Trial Incomplete is recorded If the animal breaks the wrong Head Detection Beam then a Runway Error is recorded After the second Trial ends the program prompts for the next animal and waits for the user to issue the START command again The trial ends when one of the following happens e The animal receives a reward for successful completion of the trial e The Max Trial Time is reached e The Move Time is reached without an Arm Entrance Beam Break e The animal breaks the incorrect Head Detection Beam Rev 1 2 Copyright 2011 MED Associates Inc CHAPTER 2 Software Installation Please refer to the MED PC IV
7. cedures that comprise the SOF 700RA 9 T Maze Training and Testing Application The files in this package can be found on the disk provided by MED Associates Inc This application is intended to be run in MED Associates MED PC IV software The latest version of MED PC IV gives researchers the ability to use pre programmed procedures such as these to make hardware control and data collection easy This application can also be modified to meet the evolving demands of a research protocol Again it is the intent of this manual to explain exactly what the application implements and provide guidance into how to interpret what the program code achieves in order to let the user determine how to modify them to match their research protocol demands The manual provides some examples of editing and modifying the procedure s programming code The manual also defines the elements in the raw data file produced by these procedures In addition to this manual refer to the MED PC IV User s Manual for the installation of the MED Associates interface drivers the MED PC IV Software and the Delphi Compiler Also refer to the User s Manual for instructions on developing a Hardware Configuration Data file structure file saving format and other related options are also determined by the Hardware Configuration Running the Hardware Configuration software utility that accompanies MED PC IV sets the Hardware Configuration Its purpose is to assign the inputs a
8. ents TMaze Experiment Za Optional Custom Filename T Maze Subjects 1 6 JGroup The next screen to appear is the Review Choices screen as seen in Figure 3 6 This is a method of confirming that the information received from the Box Procedure Selected is correct If it is not correct select Previous and edit the data If it is correct select Next Figure 3 6 Review Choices Screen Review the data below Box 1 Procedure T MAZE Subject Subjects_1_thru_6 Experiment Experiment 1 Group Group 1 Comment T Maze Experiment Filename T Maze Subjects 1 6 Groupl Click Nex to finish loading the box or Previous to correct errors Rev 1 2 Copyright 2011 MED Associates Inc MED ASSOCIATES INC T MAZE TRAINING AND TESTING The Alter Session Parameters Screen shown in Figure 3 7 is the next screen to appear and is an important screen for the researcher The Alter Session Parameters screen allows the researcher to alter the parameters by which a procedure executes The Send Start Command Screen appears next The options available on the screen vary depending upon how many boxes are described in the Hardware Configuration Figure 3 7 Alter Session Parameters Screen Trials to Run Training Side 1 Lf 2 Rgt 3 Random 4 Both Move Time sec Max Trial Time min TI Minimum sec Number of Pellets to SEE In this example only 1 box is described in the Hardware Configuration so Figure 3 8 w
9. ill appear next If more than 1 box is in the Hardware Configuration then Figure 3 9 will appear Figure 3 8 Send Start Command Screen for Single Box Configuration Rev 1 2 Copyright 2011 MED Associates Inc MED ASSOCIATES INC T MAZE TRAINING AND TESTING Figure 3 9 Send Start Command Screen for Multiple Box Configuration In both cases Figure 3 8 and Figure 3 9 the screens are where the researcher decides to either load more boxes send a start signal to boxes that are already loaded or enter the MED PC IV run time environment without sending a start signal by selecting I am finished with the wizard This option results in the screen shown in Figure 3 10 Figure 3 10 The MED PC IV Run Time Screen MED PC IV ol x File Configure View Macros Help ALGO al 8 s l 5 Box 5 subject E Experiment G TE L Load LE Program 1 2 3 4 5 le 7 fs 13 fiofi1 Move Time 60 00 Trial Time FOO ITI Minumum 60 00 1 24 2000 11 05 44 AM File amp Wizard For Loading Boxes 10 Rev 1 2 Copyright 2011 MED Associates Inc Viewing Changing Variable Values Before a start command has been issued any variable may be changed on the MED PC IV run time screen Simply highlight the value to change and then enter the new value Once a session is in progress change variables by selecting Configure Change Variables or click the 4th tool bar item AX In the lower left hand corner of the
10. nd outputs on the interface cards in the interface cabinet for each task controlled by MED PC IV The particular type of interface card that is supplied in the interface cabinet may vary please refer to the User s Manual provided for instructions on how to configure the type of card that is in the cabinet A valid Hardware Configuration must exist in order for MED PC IV to interface correctly with the MED Associates Inc hardware This means that one should take the time to create a valid Hardware Configuration before attempting to run the procedures included in this package Should there be any problems the staff at MED Associates Inc is available to answer any questions that may arise Please e mail us at support med associates com with a detailed description of the problem or desired goals so that concise and detailed information may be provided The T Maze Testing and Training Application is designed to be as easy to use as possible MED Associates Inc understands that researchers do not have the time to devote to programming and hardware design and for that reason we have undertaken that burden We sincerely hope that you are satisfied with the products and services we provide and look forward to meeting your future experimental needs as your research program evolves Rev 1 2 Copyright 2011 MED Associates Inc Overview of the Procedures T Maze Training mpc The program prompts the user to place the first animal in the Star
11. t Runway Once this is done the Trial is started when the user issues the START command When the START command is received the Start Door and either the Left or Right Door is opened The animal is to move down the Start Runway into the open Runway and break the Head Detection Beam in the Pellet Trough If the Trial is completed successfully then the animal will receive a reward If the animal does not break one of the Entrance Beams into the open Runway within the Move Time then the Trial is ended early and a Move Error is recorded If the animal does not break the Head Detection Beam in the Pellet Trough before the Trial ends then a Trial Incomplete is recorded After the Trial ends the program prompts for the next animal and waits for the user to issue the START command again The trial ends when one of the following happens e The animal receives a reward for successful completion of the trial e The Max Trial Time is reached e The Move Time is reached without an Arm Entrance Beam Break T Maze mpc The T Maze procedure gives the user the option of running left goal arm training right goal arm training or force run with random left right selections The program prompts the user to place the animal in the Start Runway Once this is done the trial is started when the user issues the START command When the START command is received the user defined Training Side door s opens The animal is to move down the Start Runway into the open runwa
12. y and break the Head Detection Beam in the Pellet Trough If the trial is completed successfully then the Animal will receive a reward If the animal does not break the Entrance Beam into the open Runway within the Move Time then the Trial is ended early and a Move Error is recorded If the animal does not break the Head Detection Beam in the Pellet Trough before the Trial ends then a Trial Incomplete is recorded After the Trial ends the program prompts for the animal to be placed in the Start Runway and waits for the user to issue the START command again The trial ends when one of the following happens e The animal receives a reward for successful completion of the trial e The Max Trial Time is reached e The Move Time is reached without an Arm Entrance Beam Break Rev 1 2 Copyright 2011 MED Associates Inc T Maze Delayed Alternation mpc The program prompts the user to place the first animal in the Start Runway Once this is done the trial is started when the user issues the START command When the START command is received the Start Door and the Active Arm Door are opened The animal is to move down the Start Runway into the Active Arm and break the Head Detection Beam in the Pellet Trough If the trial is completed successfully then the animal will receive a reward If the animal does not break one of the Entrance Beams in the Active Arm within the Move Time then the trial is ended early and a Move Error is recorded If the anim
13. y not be seen If any problems are encountered during this process refer to the on screen help menu or the MED PC Version IV User s Manual or contact MED Associates Inc for assistance Figure 3 1 Trans IV Control Panel for Translating and Compiling MedState Notation Code lih Specify Files to Translate T Haze Delayed Alternation mpc T Maze Training mpc T Maze mpc No Trans Exclude Jf OK X Cancel Rev 1 2 Copyright 2011 MED Associates Inc MED ASSOCIATES INC T MAZE TRAINING AND TESTING Using the MED PC IV Load Wizard MED PC IV is designed to help the researcher run an experiment by guiding selection choices through its Experiment Loading Wizard This section will describe how to initiate the T Maze mpc application however the following steps that will also apply to all other mpc procedures Open MED PC IV and the MED PC Experiment Loading Wizard s Welcome screen shown in Figure 3 2 will appear Figure 3 2 The MED PC IV Loading Wizard Welcome Screen FES NTN To avoid this load wizard deselect the checkbox labeled Run this experiment automatically when starting MED PC Close this screen by clicking the Close button Closing this screen immediately reveals the MED PC Run Time Screen shown in Figure 3 9 If the choice to continue with the Loading Wizard is made then click the Next button Rev 1 2 Copyright 2011 MED Associates Inc MED ASSOCIATES INC T MAZE TRAINING AND TESTING The
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