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Double Y Angulated Maze

SKU ME-DYAM-M

$1,800.00

Unit: Each

The Double Y Angulated Maze is a specialized apparatus featuring two Y-shaped mazes connected at the ends of each tail.

This setup was utilized in a study by David Bett et al. (2012) to investigate the role of the hippocampus in vicarious trial-and-errors (VTEs) during spatial memory tasks and simple visual discrimination (VD) tasks. Constructed from acrylic, the Y-maze includes a start box, two choice boxes, and four goal boxes, all interconnected by alleyways. Each box has an octagonal shape. Prior to maze training, rats were placed on a food deprivation schedule and handled for 5 minutes each day over three days. They were then trained to navigate from the start area to locate food rewards in one of the four goal boxes. MazeEngineers provides the Double Y-maze for use with both mice and rats, with options for custom coloring and other modifications available upon request.

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Key Specifications

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Maze Configuration: Two Y mazes joined at the end of each tail
Box Types: Start box, two choice boxes, four goal boxes
Box Shape: Octagonal
Connections: Connected with alleyways
Customization: Custom coloring and customization available upon request
Sizing: Mouse: Height 20 cm · Length of alleyways 17 cm; Rat: Height 30 cm · Length of alleyways 25 cm

Category: Behavioral Mazes

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Research identifiers

These IDs come from NCBI Taxonomy. Use them in data records and methods sections.

Species: Mouse NCBITaxon:10090
Rat NCBITaxon:10116

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Sizes by model

Measurement	Mouse	Rat
Height	20 cm	30 cm
Length of alleyways	17 cm	25 cm
Width of alleyways	5 cm	8 cm
Height of alleyways	7 cm	10 cm

Notes

Mouse: Distance between opposite edges: 17cm
Rat: Distance between opposite edges: 25cm

Information

The Double Y Angulated Maze consists of two Y mazes joined at the end of each tail. It was used in a study to test whether the hippocampus is essential for vicarious trial-and-error (VTEs) in a spatial memory task and in simple visual discrimination (VD) task David Bett et al. (2012). The Y-maze was constructed of acrylic and comprised a start box, two choice boxes, and four-goal boxes, connected with alleyways. Each of the boxes was octagonal. Rats were first started on a food deprivation schedule and handled for 5 min/day for 3 days prior to initial maze training. Then rats were trained to run from the start area on the maze and find the location of food rewards in one of the four-goal boxes. Mazeengineers offers the Double Y-maze for both mice and rats. Custom coloring and customization are available upon request. Specifications

Mouse	Rat
Distance between opposite edges: 17cm	Distance between opposite edges: 25cm
Height: 20cm	Height: 30cm
Length of alleyways: 17cm	Length of alleyways: 25cm
Width of alleyways: 5cm	Width of alleyways: 8cm
Height of alleyways: 7cm	Height of alleyways: 10cm

Model	Size	SKU	Listed price	Status	Shipping box
Mouse	Height 20 cm · Length of alleyways 17 cm · Width of alleyways 5 cm · Height of alleyways 7 cm	ME-DYAM-M	$1,800.00	Available	65.0 × 36.0 × 27.0 cm
Rat	Height 30 cm · Length of alleyways 25 cm · Width of alleyways 8 cm · Height of alleyways 10 cm	ME-DYAM-R	$1,900.00	Available	65.0 × 36.0 × 27.0 cm