The Future
Is Open

Free, open-source tools for behavioral neuroscience research

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Word cloud of 50 top projects on the OB website
Assessing Impact
Over the past four years, the OpenBehavior project has been dedicated to sharing news about open-source tools for neuroscience research. Now, we're taking a closer look at the impact of these tools! Measuring Impact Through Page Hits Using data from the Jetpack app,...
Community interactions: TheBehaviourForum.org
We would like to share news on TheBehaviourForum.org. It is a website that hosts discussions on topics in animal behavioral research and includes forums for discussing many of the same topics that we features here on OpenBehavior. We encourage you to check it out!...
Video Repository: Change in license and upcoming activities
This week, we report on a change in the licenses for the videos in our repository. We also report plans to expand our efforts to help researchers access video data sets from neuroscience experiments. We are delighted to find that our video repository has assisted many...
an image of PCBs used in the pyPhotometry system
Printed Circuit Boards
Printed circuit boards (PCBs) are the flat, often green boards found inside most electronic devices and in microcontrollers such as Arduino. They provide a way to connect electronic components together and contain etched copper traces that act as miniaturized...

About OpenBehavior

Launched in 2016, the OpenBehavior Project provides a centralized repository of tools for animal behavior research. Our goal is to empower your research, so you can use the latest tools as quickly as possible.

What is Open Source?

  • Open Access

  • Open-source projects share their files and code freely. Anyone can view, modify, and improve them.
  • Collaborative

  • Be part of a community of researchers working together to innovate and problem-solve.
  • Cost-Effective

  • Use existing tools at a fraction of the price of commercial products.
  • Customizable

  • Build and modify tools to perfectly fit your specific research needs.

You can read more about OpenBehavior’s approach in our 2019 paper featured in eNeuro.