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https://edspace.american.edu/openbehavior/project/multicam-headmount/

Portal provides system of two multi camera head mounts for mice in order to record physiological changes in certain behaviors. System used for video tracking of rodents behavior.

Proper citation: A Head Mounted Multi Camera System for Freely Moving Mice project (RRID:SCR_021591) Copy   

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https://edspace.american.edu/openbehavior/project/microwave-based-homecage-motion-detector/

Portal provides radar based motion detector for home cage activity monitoring in mice. System is used for motion detection without visual contact to animal and can be used with various cage types. Features custom printed circuit board and motion detector shield for Arduino, which saves raw activity and timestamped data in CSV files onto SD card.Developed by Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry scientists. Authors also provide Python script for data analysis and generation of actograms.

Proper citation: Microwave based Homecage Motion Detector project (RRID:SCR_021590) Copy   

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https://sourceforge.net/projects/toxtrac/

Software tool for tracking organisms.

Proper citation: ToxTrac (RRID:SCR_021502) Copy   

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https://edspace.american.edu/openbehavior/project/opensource-lickometer-microstructure-analysis-program/

Portal provides open source lickometer that utilizes readily available or customizable components such as PC sound card and 3D printed drinking bottle holder. System consists of apparatus itself and open source software to collect and analyze data. Recording of raw data is handled by Audacity, open source audio program.

Proper citation: An Opensource lickometer and microstructure analysis program (RRID:SCR_021589) Copy   

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

Portal provides open Source 3-D Printed Modular micro drive system for acute primate neurophysiology.

Proper citation: PRiED (RRID:SCR_021586) Copy   

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https://github.com/ThreeD-Tracker-FAB

Open source software tool for 3D-video based markerless computerized behavioral analysis for laboratory animals.Used to reconstruct full 3D images of animals and fit skeletal models to 3D image to estimate 3D pose of animals.Open-source 3D video based behavioral analysis system for neuroscience.

Proper citation: 3DTracker (RRID:SCR_021506) Copy   

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https://github.com/gilestrolab/ethoscope

Software R package for data analysis.Enables high throughput analysis of behavior in Drosophila and other animals.

Proper citation: EthoScopes (RRID:SCR_021507) Copy   

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

Portal related to measurement of fly social networks and behavior. Provides Drosophila handing robot that boasts modular design, allowing platform to both automate diverse phenotyping assays and aid with lab chores (e.g., collecting virgin female flies). MAPLE permits small part manipulator, USB digital camera, and fly manipulator to work simultaneously over platform of flies.

Proper citation: Modular Automated Platform for Large Scale Experiments project (RRID:SCR_021557) Copy   

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

Portal related to delivering stimuli and monitoring responses. Provided behavioral platform was developed by scientists from Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China. System uses Arduino UNO board and simple drive circuit along with stand-along GUI application. Experimental data is automatically recorded with built-in data acquisition function and entire behavioral schedule is stored within Arduino chip.

Proper citation: ArControl project (RRID:SCR_021556) Copy   

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

Project related to feeding behavior.Provides device for dispensing pre-measured quantities of food at regular intervals throughout day. Device uses 24 hour clock movement to rotate dispenser wheel one revolution per day.

Proper citation: SnackClock (RRID:SCR_021554) Copy   

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https://edspace.american.edu/openbehavior/project/automated-home-cage-functional-imaging/

Portal provides automated system for mesoscopic functional imaging that allows subjects to self initiate head fixation and imaging within home cage. Developed by University of British Columbia scientists. System for automated head fixation within mouse home cages.

Proper citation: Automated Home-Cage Functional Imaging project (RRID:SCR_021567) Copy   

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https://github.com/mtlippert/CAVE

Open source tool for combined analysis of head mounted calcium imaging and behavior. Used to analyze imaging data from head mounted microscopes simultaneously with behavioral data.

Proper citation: Calcium ActiVity Explorer (RRID:SCR_021498) Copy   

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https://github.com/video-annotator/pythonvideoannotator-module-idtrackerai

Software tool as Python Video Annotator software.Agorithm and tracking software that features two deep networks.Tracks animal identification and tracks when animals touch or cross paths in front of one another.

Proper citation: idtracker.ai (RRID:SCR_021499) Copy   

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https://edspace.american.edu/openbehavior/project/touchscreen-cognition-mousebytes/

Project related to cognitive testing method for rodents.Provides touchscreen operant platform for testing learning and memory in rats and mice.Includes device chambers that can be used to measure rodent behavior.Not open source device.

Proper citation: Touchscreen Cognition (RRID:SCR_021550) Copy   

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

Project related to studying motor behavior. University of Washington in Seattle scientists have developed and published their device for training rats to perform modified center out task.

Proper citation: ACRoBaT (RRID:SCR_021546) Copy   

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

Project related to visual neuroscience.Provides spatial visual stimulator with arbitrary spectrum of light for visual neuroscientists.Open source, low cost visual stimulator which can be customized with up to 6 chromatic channels. Spectrum of light can be arbitrary and customizable to be adapted to different animal models based on their visual spectrum. Device details, including parts list and information for custom python library for generating visual stimuli (QDSpy), can be found in eLife publication.

Proper citation: Visual stimulator with customizable light spectra (RRID:SCR_021545) Copy   

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https://github.com/SainsburyWellcomeCentre/Pyper

Software tool for motion tracking.Provides real time or pre recorded motion tracking of specimen in open field. Used to track path of object of interest in live feed from camera or recorded video. Used to track rodents in open field maze as well as retina of mice.New version v2 of Pyper allows to customise image processing to track different kind of objects.

Proper citation: Pyper (RRID:SCR_021511) Copy   

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https://github.com/cpapasavvas/LinCoM

Software MATLAB package for linearization of place fields in complex mazes.Graph theoretic approach for production of linear place fields in complex mazes. Used for producing linear place fields for hippocampal cells during behavior in complex mazes.Specifically designed to deal with mazes with one or more decision points (e.g., T-maze, W-maze, double T-maze, radial maze, plus maze, etc).

Proper citation: LinCoM (RRID:SCR_021519) Copy   

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https://github.com/denisecailab/ezTrack

Open source video analysis pipeline for investigation of animal behavior. Platform independent set of behavior analysis pipelines using interactive Python ( (iPython/Jupyter Notebook) that researchers with no prior programming experience can use.

Proper citation: ezTrack (RRID:SCR_021496) Copy   

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

Project related to dispensing precise volumes of fluid over precise timescales.System components include syringe holder and control board with syringe pump controller and programming library.Syringe pump controller was developed by American University scientists.

Proper citation: Precision Syringe Pump Controller project (RRID:SCR_021493) Copy   

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