Self-administration is a common method in behavioral pharmacological, reward-seeking and addiction behavior research. It provides perfect scientific research protocol for the qualitative and quantitative analysis and evaluation of drug psycho-dependence. Based on the positive reinforcement effect of some drugs and under the certain conditions, animals can obtain certain incentive operations after performing the specified actions and steps set by the experimental program, thus behavior and reward can be connected, which is to simulate human drug abuse situation.Our chamber offers everything needed for operant lead self-administration assessments associated with food restriction and intravenous drug administration. It equips with analysis software, controller, a sound-attenuating cubicle with light/fan, a syringe pump system, drug delivery package, a cage with two portlights and retractable levers, a shock floor grid, and two pellet receptacles etc.
