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https://github.com/arnefmeyer/mousecam

Software Python package with functions for extracting and analyzing data recorded using camera system.Used to monitor behaviors including eye position, whisking, and ear movements in unrestrained animals.Can be mounted in combination with neural implants for recording brain activity.

Proper citation: Mousecam (RRID:SCR_021503) Copy   

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https://edspace.american.edu/openbehavior/project/hao-chen-lab-repository/

Project aims to establish computing platform for rodent behavior research using Raspberry Pi computer. They have built several devices for conducting operant conditioning and monitoring environmental data.

Proper citation: Hao Chen Lab Repository project (RRID:SCR_021467) Copy   

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https://edspace.american.edu/openbehavior/project/pidose/

Project related to oral drug administration to group housed mice. Provides open source system for oral drug administration to group housed mice. System includes home cage attached device that weighs individual animals and administers daily dosage of drug solution based on each animal bodyweight through their drinking water. Group housed mice are identified through use of RFID tagging and receive both regular water and drug solution drops by licking at spout within PiDose module.

Proper citation: PiDose project (RRID:SCR_021441) Copy   

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https://edspace.american.edu/openbehavior/project/openeyetrack/

Project related to measurement of fast eye movement dynamics.Tracking eye position in head fixed applications system created by scientists from Boston University. Includes software tool as part of multithreaded eye tracker and Teledyne DALSA Camera with GigE-V framework APIs for Linux.

Proper citation: openEyeTrack project (RRID:SCR_021399) Copy   

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https://edspace.american.edu/openbehavior/project/actifield/

Project related to measuring locomotor activity.System includes infrared motion detection and arduino to record activity in variety of chamber set ups. Provides actimeter and software tool to measure and record locomotor activity.

Proper citation: Actifield project (RRID:SCR_021452) Copy   

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https://edspace.american.edu/openbehavior/project/rad/

Project related to tracking and recording activity in rodent home cages.Provides device that utilizes passive infrared (PIR) sensor to detect movement in cages and logs data to microSD card. Device is wireless and battery powered, and can record data for about 3 weeks on charge.

Proper citation: Rodent Activity Detector project (RRID:SCR_021451) Copy   

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https://edspace.american.edu/openbehavior/project/homecage-2bottle-choice/

Project related to studies of liquid ingestive behaviors used in neuroscience to investigate reward related behavior, metabolism, and circadian biology. Provides automated home cage sipper device for monitoring liquid ingestive behavior in rodents developed by Washington University, St. Louis scientists. Homecage fitted apparatus for automated, photobeam based detection of licks in two bottle choice task.

Proper citation: Automated Home Cage Rodent Two bottle Choice Test project (RRID:SCR_021445) Copy   

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https://edspace.american.edu/openbehavior/project/pasta/, https://github.com/ikodvanj/ratPASTA/

Project related to multifunctional neurobehavioral system developed by scientists at University of Zagreb School of Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia.System includes hardware and software tools.Provides software package for processing and visualising data from startle experiments in rodents or experiments measuring grip strength in rodents.

Proper citation: Platform for Acoustic STArtle project (RRID:SCR_021446) Copy   

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https://github.com/gordonberman/MotionMapper

Software tool to work on videos (not poses).Uses image analysis and multivariate statistical methods to find stereotyped behaviors in flies, mice, and other species.

Proper citation: MotionMapper (RRID:SCR_021384) Copy   

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https://github.com/YttriLab/B-SOID

Software pipeline that pairs unsupervised pattern recognition with supervised classification to achieve fast predictions of behaviors that are not predefined by users.Unsupervised learning algorithm that discovers and classifies actions based on inherent statistics of data points provided.

Proper citation: Behavioral Segmentation of Open-field in DeepLabCut (RRID:SCR_021385) Copy   

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https://github.com/murthylab/sleap

Method for pose estimation that uses deep neural networks.Open source software tool as deep learning based framework for estimating positions of animal body parts.Supports multi animal pose estimation and tracking, and includes advanced labeling or training.SLEAP is next generation of LEAP and allows for tracking multiple animals.

Proper citation: Social LEAP (RRID:SCR_021382) Copy   

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https://edspace.american.edu/openbehavior/project/stytra/

Project related to involvement in larval zebrafish behavioral experiments.Provides integrated system for stimulation, tracking and closed loop behavioral experiments. Provides timed stimulus presentation, interfacing with external devices and simultaneous real time tracking of behavioral parameters such as position, orientation, tail and eye motion in both freely swimming and head restrained preparations.

Proper citation: Stytra project (RRID:SCR_021416) Copy   

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https://github.com/jonnew/Oat

Software tool as real time position tracker for behavioral research. Used for processing images, extracting object position information, and streaming data to disk and/or the network in real time.

Proper citation: Online Animal Tracker (RRID:SCR_021412) Copy   

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https://edspace.american.edu/openbehavior/project/locowhisk/

Portable behavioural set up that incorporates both gait analysis (using pedobarograph) and whisker movements (using high speed video camera and infrared light source).Automatically records both whisker and gait information and provides added statistical tools to analyse data. LocoWhisk system includes ARTv2 software for simultaneous measurement of locomotion behaviours and whisker movements.

Proper citation: LocoWhisk project (RRID:SCR_021430) Copy   

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https://edspace.american.edu/openbehavior/project/facesync/, https://bio.tools/FaceSync

Project related to emotions and facial expressions. Includes open source guide to building affordable head mount for camera to maintain high temporal and spatial resolution of face throughout duration of experiment. Device is paired with FaceSync, Python toolbox which automatically synchronizes recorded facial expressions to videos and events such as social interactions.

Proper citation: FaceSync project (RRID:SCR_021393) Copy   

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https://edspace.american.edu/openbehavior/project/head-fixed-setup-combined-behavior-electrophysiology-optogenetics/

Project related to temporally controlled rodent behavior. Provides system which utilizes optimal open source setup of hardware and software through behavioral setup for temporally controlled rodent behavior. Used for combined behavior, electrophysiology and optogenetics experiments. System allows for training of head fixed animals with calibrated sound stimuli, precisely timed fluid and air puff presentations as reinforcers.Combines microcontroller based behavior control with sound delivery system for acoustic stimuli, fast solenoid valves for reinforcement delivery and custom built sound attenuated chamber.

Proper citation: Head-Fixed Setup for Combined Behavior, Electrophysiology, and Optogenetics project (RRID:SCR_021427) Copy   

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https://edspace.american.edu/openbehavior/project/kinemouse-wheel/

Project is related to Columbia University designed KineMouse Wheel, light weight running wheel for head fixed locomotion that allows for 3D positioning of mice with single camera. System uses single camera and DeepLabCut (or similar) software.

Proper citation: KineMouse Wheel project (RRID:SCR_021425) Copy   

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https://edspace.american.edu/openbehavior/project/mousecam/

Project related to capturing detailed behavior in freely moving mice. System combines lightweight head mounted camera and head movement sensors to detect behaviors in mice. Used to monitor behaviors including eye position, whisking, and ear movements in unrestrained animals.Can be mounted in combination with neural implants for recording brain activity.Provides software Python package with functions for extracting and analyzing data recorded using camera.

Proper citation: Mousecam project (RRID:SCR_021422) Copy   

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https://edspace.american.edu/openbehavior/project/cap-touch-sensor/

Project related to accurately counting and monitoring the behavior of organisms.Provides open source capacitive touch sensing system.Capacitive sensors are positioned to readily detect direct physical touches from rodent under investigation. Device,designed around capacitive touch sensor MPR121,accurately counts and monitors behavior of organisms.

Proper citation: Capactive Touch Sensor project (RRID:SCR_021486) Copy   

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https://edspace.american.edu/openbehavior/project/2abt/

Project related to training mice on task that requires continued updating of action/outcome relationships. Behavioral project includes task protocol and corresponding build instructions.Open source behavioral box used to train mice on task that requires continued updating of action/outcome relationships. Permits investigation of motivated behavior that requires flexible relationships between sensory stimuli and motor action. Project provided by Harvard Medical School scientists.

Proper citation: Two Armed Bandit Task project (RRID:SCR_021483) Copy   

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