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Pulse Pal project Resource Report Resource Website |
Pulse Pal project (RRID:SCR_021576) | data or information resource, instrument resource, portal, project portal | Portal provides open source, low cost, programmable pulse train generator for physiology and behavior. Device allows users to create and trigger software defined trains of voltage pulses with high temporal precision. Arduino powered device that generates precise sequences of voltage pulses for neural stimulation and stimulus control. Controlled either through its APIs in MATLAB, Python and C plus plus, or as stand-alone instrument using its oLED screen and clickable thumb joystick. | Instrument, pulse train generator, Arduino powered device, neural stimulation, stimulus control, OpenBehavior |
is listed by: OpenBehavior is related to: Pulse Pal |
Free, Freely available | SCR_021576 | Pulse Pal system, Pulse Pal generator | 2026-08-29 11:27:12 | 0 | |||||||||
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MouseMove Resource Report Resource Website |
MouseMove (RRID:SCR_021618) | data analysis software, data processing software, software application, software resource | Open source program for semi automated analysis of movement and cognitive testing in rodents. Accurately quantifies numerous parameters of movement including travel distance, speed, turning, stationary fraction and laterality. Part of MouseMove system. | Semi automated analysis, movement analysis, movement parameters quantification, OpenBehavior |
is listed by: OpenBehavior is related to: MouseMove project |
DOI:10.1038/srep16171 | Free, Available for download, Freely Available | https://edspace.american.edu/openbehavior/project/mousemove/ | SCR_021618 | 2026-08-29 11:27:22 | 0 | ||||||||
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TRIO Platform Resource Report Resource Website |
TRIO Platform (RRID:SCR_021596) | data or information resource, instrument resource, portal, project portal | Portal provides low profile in vivo imaging support and restraint system for mice. System is compact and provides sturdy head fixation, gas anesthesia mask, and warm water bed. Compact design allows to work with variety of microscope stages and use of 3D printed components makes this design customizable. | Instrument, mice neural function, imaging support, restraint system, fixation, gas anesthesia mask, warm water bed, OpenBehavior | is listed by: OpenBehavior | DOI:10.3389/fnins.2016.00169 | Free, Freely available | SCR_021596 | Three-In-One Platform | 2026-08-29 11:27:21 | 0 | ||||||||
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Visual Discrimination with an iPad Resource Report Resource Website |
Visual Discrimination with an iPad (RRID:SCR_021593) | data or information resource, instrument resource, portal, project portal | Portal provides touchscreen platform developed by Texas Christian University scientists. iPad apparatus set up consists of four wall operant chamber, remote desktop program, Visual Basic 6 software, and single wireless iPad. Wireless iPad allows for flexibility in setups during performing visual discrimination behavioral experiments. | Instrument, iPad apparatus, four wall operant chamber, remote desktop program, Visual Basic 6 software, wireless iPad, visual discrimination tasks, OpenBehavior |
is listed by: OpenBehavior has parent organization: Texas Christian University; Fort Worth; USA |
DOI:10.1016/j.beproc.2012.11.013 | Free, Freely available | http://www.drkennethleising.com/research/tbes/ | SCR_021593 | 2026-08-29 11:27:21 | 0 | ||||||||
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SpikeGadgets Resource Report Resource Website 1+ mentions |
SpikeGadgets (RRID:SCR_021623) | commercial organization | Company to design and sell powerful neuroscience hardware that interfaces with open source software platform supported by large community of scientists and developers. Support efforts of open source community in commercially sustainable way. | Open Behavior | is listed by: OpenBehavior | SCR_021623 | SpikeGadgets | 2026-08-29 11:27:15 | 1 | ||||||||||
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CHEndoscope Resource Report Resource Website 1+ mentions |
CHEndoscope (RRID:SCR_021587) | data or information resource, instrument resource, portal, project portal | Portal provides open source Compact Head Mounted Endoscope for imaging in freely behaving mouse. Includes accessible and flexible set of calcium imaging tools for neuroscience research community. | Instrument, compact head mounted endoscope, imaging in awake behaving mouse, OpenBehavior. |
is listed by: OpenBehavior is related to: chendoscope |
DOI:10.1002/cpns.51 | Free, Freely available | SCR_021587 | Compact Head Mounted Endoscope | 2026-08-29 11:27:14 | 2 | ||||||||
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Autonomous Training of a Forelimb Motor Task project Resource Report Resource Website |
Autonomous Training of a Forelimb Motor Task project (RRID:SCR_021562) | data or information resource, instrument resource, portal, project portal | Portal related to individualized tracking of self directed motor learning in group housed mice performing skilled lever positioning task in home cage. Provides system for fully autonomous training of group housed mice on forelimb motor task. Task is run and controlled by Raspberry Pi microcomputer, which allows for cages to be monitored remotely through active internet connection. System was developed by University of Ottawa scientists. | Instrument, individualized tracking, self directed motor learning, group housed mice, skilled lever positioning task, home cage, forelimb motor task, OpenBehavior |
is listed by: OpenBehavior is related to: Autonomous Training of a Forelimb Motor Task has parent organization: University of Ottawa; Ontario; Canada |
DOI:10.1152/jn.00115.2017 | Free, Freely available | SCR_021562 | Autonomous Training of a Forelimb Motor Task | 2026-08-29 11:27:20 | 0 | ||||||||
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FlyPi Resource Report Resource Website |
FlyPi (RRID:SCR_021563) | data or information resource, instrument resource, portal, project portal | Portal provides open source and affordable microscope experimental setup device based on Raspberry Pi, Arduino microcontroller and off-the-shelf electronic components. System design is based on 3D-printed mainframe, Raspberry Pi computer, and high definition camera system as well as Arduino based optical and thermal control circuits. All functions of FlyPi can be controlled through custom written graphical user interface. | Instrument, microscope experimental system, Raspberry Pi, Arduino microcontroller, high definition camera system, Arduino, optical control circuits, thermal control circuits, OpenBehavior | is listed by: OpenBehavior | DOI:10.1371/journal.pbio.2002702 | Free, Freely available | SCR_021563 | 2026-08-29 11:27:12 | 0 | |||||||||
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Teensy-Based Interface project Resource Report Resource Website |
Teensy-Based Interface project (RRID:SCR_021560) | data or information resource, instrument resource, portal, project portal | Portal provides Teensy-Based Interface system. System includes Teensy 3.2 microcontroller based interface that is easily programmable, and offers high speed, precisely timed behavioral data acquisition and digital and analog outputs for controlling sCMOS cameras and other devices. Developed by Boston University scientists. | Instrument, Teensy microcontrollers, Teensy interface, sCMOS camera, camera control, behavioral experiments, OpenBehavior |
is listed by: OpenBehavior is related to: Teensy-Based Interface has parent organization: Boston University; Massachusetts; USA |
DOI:10.1016/j.jneumeth.2019.03.019 | Free, Freely available | SCR_021560 | Teensy-Based Interface | 2026-08-29 11:27:20 | 0 | ||||||||
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Airtrack Resource Report Resource Website 1+ mentions |
Airtrack (RRID:SCR_021561) | data or information resource, instrument resource, portal, project portal | Portal provides head fixed behavioral environment that uses lightweight physical maze floating on air table that moves around animals body under direct control of animal itself. | Instrument, head fixed, behavioral environment, lightweight physical maze, maze floating on air table, table moves around animal, real world floating environment, OpenBehavior |
is listed by: OpenBehavior has parent organization: Humboldt University of Berlin; Berlin; Germany |
DOI:10.1152/jn.00088.2016 | Free, Freely available | SCR_021561 | 2026-08-29 11:27:13 | 1 | |||||||||
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DIY Rodent Running Disk Resource Report Resource Website |
DIY Rodent Running Disk (RRID:SCR_021558) | data or information resource, instrument resource, portal, project portal | Portal related to Rodent Running Disk. Provided Rodent Running Disk was developed by University of California, Berkeley scientist. Acrylic disk mounted to optical encoder to achieve fast locomotion decoding. | Instrument, rodent running disk, acrylic disk, OpenBehavior |
is listed by: OpenBehavior has parent organization: University of California at Berkeley; Berkeley; USA |
DOI:10.1016/j.neuron.2017.12.021 | Free, Freely available | SCR_021558 | 2026-08-29 11:27:12 | 0 | |||||||||
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SignalBuddy Resource Report Resource Website 1+ mentions |
SignalBuddy (RRID:SCR_021553) | data or information resource, instrument resource, portal, project portal | Portal related to signal generation. Provided system was developed by Columbia University scientists. System includes signal generator for scientific applications which generates digital or true analog signals (sine waves, step functions, and pulse trains) and can be controlled with intuitive serial monitor interface. | Instrument, signal generator, sine waves, step functions, pulse trains, OpenBehavior |
is listed by: OpenBehavior has parent organization: Columbia University; New York; USA |
Free, Freely available | SCR_021553 | 2026-08-29 11:27:13 | 1 | ||||||||||
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Craniobot project Resource Report Resource Website |
Craniobot project (RRID:SCR_021573) | data or information resource, instrument resource, portal, project portal | Portal provides computer numerical controlled robot for cranial microsurgeries developed by University of Minnesota scientist. Included cranial microsurgery platform combines automated skull surface profiling with computer numerical controlled milling machine to perform variety of cranial microsurgical procedures on mice. | Instrument, removing skull sections, access brain, computer numerical controlled robot, cranial microsurgeries robot, OpenBehavior |
is listed by: OpenBehavior is related to: craniobot has parent organization: University of Minnesota Twin Cities; Minnesota; USA |
DOI:10.1038/s41598-018-37073-w | Free, Freely available | SCR_021573 | Craniobot | 2026-08-29 11:27:12 | 0 | ||||||||
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pyControl project Resource Report Resource Website |
pyControl project (RRID:SCR_021574) | data or information resource, instrument resource, portal, project portal | Portal provides system that combines open source hardware and software for control of behavioral experiments. Open source framework, combines Python scripts and Micropython microcontroller. Framework can be run through command line interface, or in user friendly graphical user interface that allows users to manage variety of devices such as nose pokes, LED drivers, stepper motor controllers and more. Data collected using this system can then be imported into Python for data analysis. | Instrument, Micropython microcontroller, Python scripts, behavioral experiment control, OpenBehavior |
is listed by: OpenBehavior is related to: pyControl |
Free, Freely available | SCR_021574 | pyControl system | 2026-08-29 11:27:14 | 0 | |||||||||
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PhotometryBox Resource Report Resource Website |
PhotometryBox (RRID:SCR_021571) | data or information resource, instrument resource, portal, project portal | Portal provides open source control system for in vivo fluorescence measurements from deep brain structures developed by University of California, San Francisco scientists. Microcontroller based solution for controlling optical components in intracranial photometry system and processing resulting signal. | Instrument, fluorescence measurements, deep brain structures, optical fibers, intracranial photometry system, OpenBehavior |
is listed by: OpenBehavior has parent organization: University of California at San Francisco; California; USA |
DOI:10.1016/j.jneumeth.2018.10.022 | Free, Freely available | SCR_021571 | 2026-08-29 11:27:13 | 0 | |||||||||
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Hybrid-drive combining Optogenetics, Pharmacology, and Electrophysiology project Resource Report Resource Website |
Hybrid-drive combining Optogenetics, Pharmacology, and Electrophysiology project (RRID:SCR_021572) | HOPE | data or information resource, instrument resource, portal, project portal | Portal provides brain implant developed by MIT scientists. Implant carries 16 movable tetrodes along with two optic fibers or two injection cannulas. Designed with help of 3D CAD software, allowing modifications for various experimental needs, such as targeting different brain regions and use in other animal species (e.g., rats and non-human primates). Implant can be designed to shape of skull of individual monkeys based on pre-implantation magnetic resonance imaging, thus optimizing fit with skull surface and making recording from deep brain regions more reliable. | Instrument, neural implant, brain implant, manipulate neuronal activity, OpenBehavior |
is listed by: OpenBehavior is related to: Hybrid-drive combining Optogenetics, Pharmacology, and Electrophysiology has parent organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Massachusetts; USA; |
DOI:10.3389/fncir.2018.00041 | Free, Freely available | SCR_021572 | Pharmacology, and Electrophysiology, Hybrid-drive combining Optogenetics, Hybrid drive combining Optogenetics | 2026-08-29 11:27:21 | 0 | |||||||
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CerebraLux Resource Report Resource Website |
CerebraLux (RRID:SCR_021570) | data or information resource, instrument resource, portal, project portal | Portal provides low cost, open source, wireless probe for optogenetic stimulation. This wireless system for optogenetic stimulation was developed by UCLA scientists. Device consists of two parts. Optical component is mounted on head permanently, whereas electronic component is removable and is applied for each experiment. Device is controlled via custom GUI (built with the TkInter Python 2.7 library) which sends pulses to device via Arduino Uno. | Instrument, optogenetic stimulation, wireless system, OpenBehavior |
is listed by: OpenBehavior has parent organization: University of California at Los Angeles; California; USA |
DOI:10.1117/1.nph.4.4.045001 | Free, Freely available | SCR_021570 | 2026-08-29 11:27:21 | 0 | |||||||||
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Nose Poke Device Resource Report Resource Website |
Nose Poke Device (RRID:SCR_021568) | data or information resource, instrument resource, portal, project portal | Portal provides arduino based, 3D-printed nose poke device for rats. Includes set of instructions on how to build this device using arduino, some 3D printed parts and some off-the-shelf electronic components. | Instrument, nose poke device, device for rats, arduino, 3D printed parts, electronic components, OpenBehavior |
is listed by: OpenBehavior is related to: poke device arduino |
Free, Freely available | SCR_021568 | 2026-08-29 11:27:12 | 0 | ||||||||||
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FreemoVR Resource Report Resource Website |
FreemoVR (RRID:SCR_021601) | software resource | Software tool as virtual reality engine built on ROS and OpenSceneGraph.Perspective correct Virtual Reality for freely moving animals engine. Used for multicomputer realtime tracking and display with goal of being useful for scientific studies of vision and behavior.Part of FreemoVR system. | Virtual reality engine, ROS, OpenSceneGraph, OpenBehavior |
is listed by: OpenBehavior is related to: FreemoVR project |
DOI:10.1038/nmeth.4399 | Free, Available for download, Freely Available | https://edspace.american.edu/openbehavior/project/freemovr/ | SCR_021601 | freemovr_engine | 2026-08-29 11:27:14 | 0 | |||||||
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Teensy-Based Interface Resource Report Resource Website |
Teensy-Based Interface (RRID:SCR_021602) | data acquisition software, data processing software, software application, software resource | Teensy microcontroller based interface for optical imaging camera control during behavioral experiments. | Camera control, Teensy 3.2, Teensy microcontroller based interface, sCMOS camera control, OpenBehavior |
is listed by: OpenBehavior is related to: Teensy-Based Interface project |
DOI:10.1016/j.jneumeth.2019.03.019 | Free, Available for download, Freely Available | https://edspace.american.edu/openbehavior/project/teensy-based-interface/ | SCR_021602 | 2026-08-29 11:27:22 | 0 |
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