The focus of the Neuroscience and Metabolic Phenotyping Core is on high throughput quality research. The NMPC is equipped with a wide array of equipment to carry out a variety of behavioural assays. For a full list of tests and equipment, please click on the individual categories.
- Cognitive Performance Assays
- Motor Performance Assays
- Nociception Assays
- Anxiety-like Behaviour Assays
- Depressive-like Behaviour Assays
- Social behaviour
- Chronobiology
- Metabolism
In addition, state-of-the-art behavioural systems like EthoVision XT11 (Noldus) and TopScan (Clever Sys Inc.), are available to track and analyse the activity and behaviour of animals in real-time or from pre-recorded video files.
| Room 1 (R) | Room 2 (R/M) | Room 3 (R/M) |
|---|---|---|
| Barnes Maze Morris Water Maze Zero Maze Elevated Plus Maze Fear Conditioning Treadmill Bussey Saksida Touch Screen System | Intellicage^ EEG/EMG Tethered System | Dynamic Plantar Aesthesiometer Hargreaves Plantar Hot Plate Tail Flick Forced Swim Cabinet |
| Room 4 (M) | Room 5 (M) | Room 6 (M) |
|---|---|---|
| Treadmill Free Walk Box Beam Balance Rotarod Prepulse Inhibition Chambers Fear Conditioning Chambers Grip Strength | Morris Water Maze Elevated Plus Maze Barnes Maze Zero Maze Y-Maze Tail Suspension | Open Field (Topscan) Light Dark Box Conditioned Place Preference Running space for other mazes Novel Object Recognition Social Transmission of food preference |
Facility Charges*
| Room cost | Block booking cost | Full service cost |
|---|---|---|
| $24/hr, up to 10hrs a day | $18/hr; for 40hrs per month or more | $48/hr |
Levels of Service
Full service: Animals will be transferred to the NMPC protocol and the staff will conduct the experiment, data analysis & interpretation.
Room booking + Equipment + Supervision: Researchers will be trained in the use of the relevant equipment and supervised during the experiment.
Room booking + Equipment: For researchers who have adequate experience and training and can conduct experiments without supervision.
Room booking only: Researchers who need a running space for their own behavioural equipment.
Equipment borrowed out of the behaviour rooms will be charged at a flat rate of $96/day for 5 days or less and $72/day for longer bookings.
Please contact Dr. Wong Peiyan for a formal quote.
For a more comprehensive breakdown of estimated cost** per test, click here.
For more information, please contact us.
Click here for room reservation.
*Note: Prices are in SGD and subject to change without notice.
**May vary based on length of test.