Join this interactive session as Tim Spellman discusses his paper, “An Open-Source 3D-Printable Platform for Testing Head-Fixed Cognitive Flexibility in Rodents”, with eNeuro Reviewing Editor Mark Laubach. Attendees can submit questions at registration and live during the webinar.
Below is the significance statement of the paper published January 29, 2025, in eNeuro and authored by Mark H. Cristino, Alexander C. Mitchell, Maya Preibisz-Kamat, Peyton Shea Fletcher, and Timothy J. Spellman.
This manuscript details the development and operational guidance of FlexRig, a novel, open-source behavioral testing apparatus designed for administering tasks involving multiple sensory modalities, including attentional set-shifting tasks, in head-fixed mice. The platform's design emphasizes modularity, cost efficiency, and ease of replication, facilitating its adoption across various research laboratories. Although this paper does not present neural recordings, the FlexRig apparatus is optimized for integrating such technologies in future studies. This tool is expected to advance research into the neural bases of mammalian cognition by enabling controlled, reproducible behavioral experiments.
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