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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Dec 30.
Published in final edited form as: J Neurosci Methods. 2014 Sep 26;238:105–111. doi: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2014.09.019

Figure 2.

Figure 2

Feeder control form. This screenshot shows the system control form containing all the information needed to control daily feedings. (a) Feedings, up to 6 per day, are controlled by defining the time (military time), at which the feedings should be executed. A time of 0:00:00 disables that meal. (b) The investigator defines the ratio of pellets to body weight (in grams) per meal. (c) This box enables/disables scheduled feedings. (d) Animal ID#. This is recorded in the software, which allows for unique identification of the animals. Locations match the setup of the room, as illustrated in figure 2c. (e) Animal weight, used to calculate how many pellets are given per meal, in conjunction with (b). (f) Medication %, which determines what percentage of all meals are medicated per week.