Y Maze

Y 迷宫实验

英文解释

Y Maze experiment is a kind of experiment used to test the learning and memory ability of mice, which is divided into training period and test period. The Y maze is composed of three cuboids measuring 30 cm x 8 cm x 15 cm (L x W x H), with an Angle of 120° and a white background. In the experiment, the three arms of the Y maze were named starting arm, novelty arm and other arms, and the time and number of each mouse's stay in each arm were recorded.

中文解释

Y 迷宫实验是一种用于测试小鼠学习记忆能力的实验，分为训练期和测试期。Y 迷宫由三个尺寸为 30 cm×8 cm×15 cm (长×宽×高) 的长方体拼接而成，角度为 120°，背景为白色。实验中，将 Y 迷宫的三个臂分别命名为起点臂、新奇臂和其他臂，记录每只小鼠在每只手臂停留的时间和次数。

参考文献

[1]. Kraeuter AK, et al. The Y-Maze for Assessment of Spatial Working and Reference Memory in Mice. Methods Mol Biol. 2019;1916:105-111.