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Barnes Maze

Ideal for your spatial learning tests, SDI’s barnes maze allows you to track how your subjects learn the spatial location of an intended target. The Barnes Maze is ideally suited for use with the SDI Anymaze or SMART video tracking systems.

Designed to test both rats and mice, the barnes maze is modeled after the circular maze invented by Carol Barnes of the University of Arizona.

The SDI barnes maze test is available in both rat and mice models, and will fold up for easy storage when not in use.

The diameter of the Barnes circular maze platform measures 36” for mice and 48” for rats, and both options include twenty exploration holes. Your study may dictate which color to purchase-white, black or beige-with white offering the most adverse environment.

Maze Dimensions & No. of Holes

Rat: 48” diameter with 20 - 4” holes
Mouse: 36” diameter with 20 - 2” holes

Stand

36” (H)

Start Tube

Rat: 12”(H) , 8”(D)
Mouse: 8” (H), 6”(D)

Weight

48” (Rat Model): 48 lbs. 36”
(Mouse Model): 25 lbs.

Material Composition

Top: White, beige or black plastic
Target & False Target Boxes: Black plastic
Control Box: Aluminum

Maximum # Stations

1 unit containing 4 segments

# of Photobeams

2 photobeams per hole

Photobeam Spacing

3/4”

Standard Cable Length

12 ft.

Color Options

Black, White with a smooth or textured maze platform
Note: Target, false target boxes and the maze stand are black plastic. The maze top is available in black, white or beige.