Sleep deprivation (SD) impairs spatial, emotional, and working memories, and augments anxiety-like behaviors. The sleep deprivation/sleep fragmentation apparatus from SANS is an automated device that provides movement at programmed intervals to prevent REM sleep. The apparatus consists of a clear acrylic chamber atop a motor and screen to set time and rotations of a bar inside the chamber to prevent the rodent from sleeping in a safe way. Food and water apparatuses are available to allow long-term experimentation. Our device equips with a circadian rhythm light control system, and it can be used for optogenetic experiments and calcium ion imaging experiments.
