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https://edspace.american.edu/openbehavior/project/novel-gustometer/

Project related to taste sensory system research in humans on behavioral, electrophysiological and hemodynamic activity levels.Provided system includes hardware and software tools.

Proper citation: Novel Gustometer for Human Taste Research project (RRID:SCR_021495) Copy   

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

Project includes system for individualized training of group housed mice in single pellet reaching task.System allows user to host up to 5 mice in their home environment and automatically administer single pellet reaching test to those animals.Platform for training and assessing skilled reaching in mice with minimal need for experimenter handling.

Proper citation: Home Cage Automated Skilled Reaching Apparatus project (RRID:SCR_021492) Copy   

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https://github.com/yorambenshaul/optimouse

Software tool for analysis of mouse position data.Open source software to analyze positions of individual mice, specifically their nose positions, in behavioral arena with the goal of minimizing error.

Proper citation: Optimouse (RRID:SCR_021527) Copy   

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

Project is related to measurement of complex phenotypes in homecage. Homecage automated open source behavioral testing sytem to enable high throughput 24h testing of many standard operant paradigms. Using Arduino platform and easily sourced inexpensive components system can display light cues and dispense liquid rewards and has nosepoke receptacles with infrared detectors for operant responses, within homecage.Method provided by Dartmouth College scientists.

Proper citation: DIY-NAMIC project (RRID:SCR_021489) Copy   

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

Project related to study learning and memory in preclinical research.Included tracking system for object recognition tasks provides standardization across experiments and labs.Automates scoring process using capacitive sensors, while providing validated 3D-printed objects in order to standardize object recognition to study learning and memory in preclinical research.Used for accurate measurement of interaction time during object recognition tasks.

Proper citation: CapTouch project (RRID:SCR_021488) Copy   

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https://www.nature.com/articles/srep16171#Sec20

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.

Proper citation: MouseMove (RRID:SCR_021618) Copy   

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https://edspace.american.edu/openbehavior/project/trio-platform/

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.

Proper citation: TRIO Platform (RRID:SCR_021596) Copy   

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https://edspace.american.edu/openbehavior/project/ipad-visual-discrim/

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.

Proper citation: Visual Discrimination with an iPad (RRID:SCR_021593) Copy   

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

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.

Proper citation: CHEndoscope (RRID:SCR_021587) Copy   

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https://github.com/HanLabBU/micro-control-final

Teensy microcontroller based interface for optical imaging camera control during behavioral experiments.

Proper citation: Teensy-Based Interface (RRID:SCR_021602) Copy   

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https://hackaday.io/project/181604-mri-stereoscope

Project provides miniature mirror stereoscope system for MRI-scanner. System takes advantage of commonly used display equipment, MRI head coil, and display screen. Miniature Wheatstone stereoscope is used for human neuroimaging.

Proper citation: MRI-stereoscope project (RRID:SCR_021655) Copy   

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https://github.com/ratcave/ratcave

Software 3D graphics python package for cognitive psychology experiments. Open source, cross platform Python library that adds 3D stimulus support to all OpenGL-based 2D Python stimulus libraries. These libraries include VisionEgg, Psychopy, Pyglet, and PyGam.

Proper citation: Ratcave (RRID:SCR_021599) 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://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/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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