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

Project related to video tracking, detailed ethography, and extraction of kinematic variables from digital video files of laboratory animals.Provides computational tool developed at Federal University of Santa Catarina.

Proper citation: EthoWatcher project (RRID:SCR_021435) Copy   

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https://edspace.american.edu/openbehavior/project/automated-rodent-tracker-art/

Project related to development of automated rodent tracking position and movement. Provides software tool to automatically track rodent.Used to track head movements, body movements and also aspects of body size.Identifies certain behaviours from video footage, such as rotations, moving forwards, interacting with objects and staying still.

Proper citation: Automated Rodent Tracker project (RRID:SCR_021432) Copy   

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

Project related to rodent social communication through repertoire of ultrasonic vocalizations. Provides deep learning based system for quantification of Ultrasonic Vocalizations.Includes software MATLAB package for high throughput USV detection, classification, and analysis.

Proper citation: DeepSqueak project (RRID:SCR_021450) Copy   

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https://edspace.american.edu/openbehavior/project/camera-control/

Portal provides Python based camera software GUI developed by Harvard University scientists. Open source software package that allows video to be recorded in sync with behavior. Python API to record video system timestamps from Imaging Source USB cameras.

Proper citation: Camera Control project (RRID:SCR_021569) Copy   

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

Project related to streamlining behavioral neuroscience experiments.Provides open source software MATLAB toolbox for running behavioral neuroscience experiments and managing data.Used for probing neurons and behavior.

Proper citation: Rigbox project (RRID:SCR_021444) Copy   

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

Portal related to virtual reality for freely moving animals.Provides virtual reality system set up for unrestrained animals.System developed by University of Frieburg scientists. This Virtual Reality system can be used with number of different species including mice, zebrafish, and Drosophila.

Proper citation: FreemoVR project (RRID:SCR_021551) Copy   

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

Project related to motion tracking of specimen in open field. Provides software tool for motion tracking.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 of Pyper allows to customise image processing to track different kind of objects.

Proper citation: Pyper project (RRID:SCR_021431) Copy   

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

Project related to distraction free behavioral acquisition. Provides imaging setup for distraction free behavioral acquisition with automated tracking using open source ImageJ software and workflow for extraction of behavioral endpoints of zebrafish. Used for online tracking of larval zebrafish at high framerates.Provides user interface to run experiments as well as flexible design to allow definition of arbitrary open- and closed- loop experiments.

Proper citation: ZebraTrack project (RRID:SCR_021429) Copy   

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https://github.com/BrettHewitt/ART

Software tool to automatically track rodent position and movement.Used to track head movements, body movements and also aspects of body size. It is able to identify certain behaviours from video footage too, such as rotations, moving forwards, interacting with objects and staying still.

Proper citation: Automated Rodent Tracker (RRID:SCR_021510) Copy   

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

Project features single board real time input/output system including touch sensing joysticks to quantify mouse forelimb trajectories with micron millisecond spatiotemporal resolution, which resolves mouse forelimb kinematics and further allows extraction of primitives. Joystick increases spatial precision, and reduces displacement force. Joystick is then integrated into automated home cage system to train mice in center out reach task.

Proper citation: RodentJoystick (RRID:SCR_023482) Copy   

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https://mousebytes.ca/home

Open access database for all cognitive data collected from touchscreen related tasks. Performs data comparison and interactive data visualization for any data uploaded onto the site. There are also guidelines and video tutorials available.

Proper citation: Mousebytes (RRID:SCR_017904) Copy   

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https://www.eneuro.org/content/12/2/ENEURO.0444-24.2025

Low-cost implant for reliable diaphragm EMG recordings in awake, behaving rats.Diaphragm EMG implant.

Proper citation: Implant for Reliable Diaphragm EMG Recordings in Awake, Behaving Rats (RRID:SCR_026968) Copy   

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https://bitbucket.org/kloostermannerflab/

Open source software tool for closed loop neuroscientific experiments capable of sub-millisecond response latency over high-rate streaming data acquired from high-count multi-electrode arrays. Used for processing and controlling closed-loop neuroscience data.

Proper citation: Falcon (RRID:SCR_023199) Copy   

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https://github.com/NeLy-EPFL/LiftPose3D

Software tool for transforming 2D poses to 3D coordinates on labaratory animals. Used for kinematic studies of laboratory animals. Tracking movements in three dimensions from behaving flies, mice, rats, and non-human primates.

Proper citation: LiftPose3D (RRID:SCR_023049) Copy   

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https://rupertoverall.net/ColonyTrack/

Software R package to process raw data from ColonyRack system. In addition to generating pre processed data and quality control information, range of high level metrics are calculated together with convenient tools for analysis.

Proper citation: ColonyTrack (RRID:SCR_023026) Copy   

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https://github.com/vivian-imbriotis/rpg

Software Python package written for Raspberry Pi for displaying visual stimuli and to provide real time feedback on stimulus timing. High performance python library for displaying drifting gratings on Raspberry Pi 3.

Proper citation: Raspberry Pi Grating (RRID:SCR_023157) Copy   

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https://m3platform.weebly.com/

Software neuroscience laboratory environment for simultaneous neuronal imaging and behavioral monitoring. McGill-Mouse-Miniscope Touchscreen Behavior Platform. Standardized approach for high throughput imaging of neuronal dynamics during behavior.

Proper citation: M3 Platform (RRID:SCR_023425) Copy   

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https://github.com/KimchiLab/OpBoxPhys

Open source electrophysiology hardware and software package for simultaneous EEG and EMG acquisition from multiple subjects.

Proper citation: OpBox (RRID:SCR_023269) Copy   

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https://github.com/borglandlab/RunningWheel/

Open source, printable, open faced running wheels for mice residing in home cage that is automated to collect locomotor information such as distance traveled, wheel direction, and velocity. Running wheel system available on GitHub contains code and information to create and run running wheels. System consists of 3D printed wheel, Raspberry Pi 0 W, and supporting components.

Proper citation: Open Face Homecage Running Wheel (RRID:SCR_023642) Copy   

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https://github.com/namboodirilab/B-CALM

Open source system for behavioral control based on Arduino Mega microcontroller and MATLAB based graphical interface and analysis code. Behavior controller optimized and customized for associative learning and memory tasks. Provided software should be able to control many different types of hardware for different task configurations.

Proper citation: B-CALM (RRID:SCR_023884) Copy   

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