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https://edspace.american.edu/openbehavior/project/3d-printed-superfusion-chamber/

Project consists of suite of 3D-printed tools including superfusion chamber with independent brain presser and animal stand. Modular device that facilitates transfer of pharmacological agents and brain access for electrodes and/or lenses for imaging. Provides stable conditions for electrophysiological and neuroimaging recordings. Device can be print either in-house or through 3d-printing service.

Proper citation: 3D Printed Superfusion Chamber (RRID:SCR_022901) Copy   

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

Project related to tracking behavior. Used to identify subgroups of individuals that differentially attribute incentive value to food cue. Includes apparatus for studying Pavlovian conditioned approach behavior. Customized rat PavCA chambers are constructed based on modular devices purchased from Med-Associates. Code used to operate equipment and collect data was written using Med-Associates’ MEDSTATE programming language. This program is then loaded into Med-PC V operating program, also created by Med-Associates.

Proper citation: PavCA project (RRID:SCR_022508) Copy   

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https://github.com/LINCellularNeuroscience/VAME

Software Python tool to cluster behavioral signals obtained from pose estimation tools. Unsupervised probabilistic deep learning framework capable of finding behavioral motifs in pose estimation data. Capable of augmenting quantitative behavioral analyses of data derived from standard pose-estimation software packages. Written based on core functions from DeepLabCut, and readily works with pose data from that package. Can also work with data from other pose estimation packages such as SLEAP.

Proper citation: Variational Embedding of Animal Motion (RRID:SCR_022477) Copy   

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https://github.com/spoonsso/dannce

Convolutional neural network that calculates 3D positions of user-defined anatomical landmarks on behaving animals from videos taken at multiple angles. Works on recorded video data from multiple cameras. Used for 3D markerless pose estimation and tracking.

Proper citation: DANNCE (RRID:SCR_023061) Copy   

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https://github.com/bkntr/brainways

Open source software that automatically registers coronal slices and quantifies fluorescent markers. Python based, AI registration algorithm for slice matching to the Waxholm rat atlas. Slice quantification can be trained on any atlas, which allows use for other subjects such as mice, zebrafish, and humans. AI-based software for registration and analysis of fluorescent markers on coronal brain slices.

Proper citation: Brainways (RRID:SCR_024402) 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://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://github.com/jpgill86/neurotic

Software Python toolbox for interactive characterization in neuroscience.Users can read in variety of file formats for neural data and video, which they can then process, filter, analyze, annotate and plot.Used to review and annotate signal data synchronized with video, performs simple initial analyses including signal filtering and spike detection, supports variety of file formats.Facilitates collaborations by using portable specification for loading and processing data and retrieving data files from online sources.App for Windows, macOS, and Linux to review and annotate electrophysiology data and simultaneously captured video.

Proper citation: neurotic (RRID:SCR_021406) Copy   

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