Figure 1
From: Dynamic changes of timing precision in timed actions during a behavioural task in guinea pigs
The behavioural task used in this study. (a) Task flows to reward or punishment in each task trial. (b) Examples of the R(+) time window in ‘short’ trials and in ‘long’ trials in the timeline of a single trial. (c) Schematic illustration of the operant conditioning chamber for the behavioural task. All items are illustrated in a proper scale with the scale bar. (d) A picture of guinea pig waiting for the next cue near the spout, which was taken with an infrared sensitive camera under the infrared illumination attached to the top of the chamber. (e) An example of head and contact signals around the cue onset. If the head signal is ON, the infrared sensor is detecting an object, e.g. head, masking the horizontally aligned infrared light. If contact signal is ON, there is a physical contact between the animal and spout. Tholding is holding time to trigger a cue presentation.
