Active/Passive Avoidance Shuttle Box citations

Maze Engineers, part of ConductScience, makes this product. Each study below names the product or its maker in the sentence quoted under its title.

11 papers as of

Preclinical efficacy of the muscarinic agonist ML-007 in psychosis models depends on both M1 and M4 receptors

Susmita Chatterjee, Maritza Soria, Zane C. Norville et al. · Neuropsychopharmacology · 2025

From the methods
During the drug testing day, mice were weighed and administered IP with either vehicle, or treatment and then immediately placed in the active avoidance shuttle box while an automated tracking system (Maze Engineers, Cambridge, MA) monitored responses over a 50-trial session.
Presymptomatic targeted circuit manipulation for ameliorating Huntington’s disease pathogenesis

Ebenezer C. Ikefuama, Ashley N. Slaviero, Alexander D. Silvagnoli et al. · iScience · 2025

From the methods
During the training session, each mouse was placed in the well-lit section of a PA apparatus (Maze Engineers, Skokie, IL) with the connecting door closed.
Psychedelic control of neuroimmune interactions governing fear

Elizabeth N. Chung, Jinsu Lee, Carolina M. Polonio et al. · Nature · 2025

From the methods
For fear acquisition, mice were placed in a 22 × 22 cm mouse shuttle box (Maze Engineers) with the escape door closed and with black walls scented with 0.1% banana (Shank’s Extracts, S90159) in 70% ethanol.
The Impact of Rosemary and Ginger Extracts on Aging and Healthspan in Drosophila.

Ricardo Aparicio, Anna M Salazar, Edward T Schmid et al. · Aging and Disease · 2025

From the methods
Aversion training was performed as described in [63] using a system from MazeEngineers (Conduct Science).
Accumulation of F-actin drives brain aging and limits healthspan in Drosophila

Edward T. Schmid, Joseph M. Schinaman, Naomi Liu-Abramowicz et al. · Nature Communications · 2024

From the methods
Aversion training was performed as described in [51] using a system from MazeEngineers (Conduct Science).
Cognitive behavioral phenotyping of DSCAM heterozygosity as a model for autism spectrum disorder

Ryan C. Neff, Katherine A. Stangis, Ujjawal Beniwal et al. · Genes, Brain and Behavior · 2024

From the methods
The apparatus (Maze Engineers, Shokie, IL) consisted of two chambers (20 × 20 × 20 cm) that were connected via an automated sliding door (7 × 5 cm).
Dopamine pathways mediating affective state transitions after sleep loss

Mingzheng Wu, Xin Zhang, Sihan Feng et al. · Neuron · 2024

From the methods
Active/Passive Avoidance Shuttle Boxes from MazeEngineers (Boston, MA) were used for the experiment.
Intermittent cytomegalovirus infection alters neurobiological metabolism and induces cognitive deficits in mice

Mark A.A. Harrison, Sara L. Morris, Grace A. Rudman et al. · Brain, Behavior, and Immunity · 2024

From the methods
The floor of both chambers contains metal rungs on the floor connected to a shock delivery apparatus (Maze Engineers).
Peptidergic and functional delineation of the Edinger-Westphal nucleus

Michael F. Priest, Sara N. Freda, Isabelle J. Rieth et al. · Cell Reports · 2023

From the methods
Behavioral recordings were taken from a square open field box, the mouse home cage, an isoflurane induction chamber, or from one side of an Active/Passive Avoidance Shuttle Box (MazeEngineers).
Attenuated dopamine signaling after aversive learning is restored by ketamine to rescue escape actions

Mingzheng Wu, Samuel Minkowicz, Vasin Dumrongprechachan et al. · eLife · 2021

From the methods
...0.3 mA, 3 s; random 1–15 s inter-shock intervals). Active/Passive Avoidance Shuttle Boxes from MazeEngineers (Boston, MA) were used for the experiment.
Ketamine Rapidly Enhances Glutamate-Evoked Dendritic Spinogenesis in Medial Prefrontal Cortex Through Dopaminergic Mechanisms

Mingzheng Wu, Samuel Minkowicz, Vasin Dumrongprechachan et al. · Biological Psychiatry · 2021

From the methods
Active/Passive Avoidance Shuttle Boxes from MazeEngineers (Boston, MA) were used for the experiment.