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Setups and Protocols: Video Analysis
This summer, the OpenBehavior project team is focusing on creating documentation for setting up and using three valuable video analysis tools in neuroscience research. These tools often lack straightforward, in-lab setup guides, so we want to make them more...
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Measuring Behavior in Head-Fixed Preparations
This week, we conclude our exploration of the impact of open-source tools for measuring behavior. Our previous posts have focused on tools used in freely moving animals, here, and tools used in the home cage, here. In the coming weeks, we will report on open-source...
word cloud of projects for the home cage
Measuring Behavior in the Home Cage
This week, we continue our exploration of the impact of open-source tools in neuroscience. In our last post, we reported on tools used to measure behavior in studies using freely moving animals. You can find that summary here. This week, we report on devices used in...
Word cloud for tools used in studies of freely moving animals
Measuring Behavior in Freely Moving Animals
This week, we continue our exploration of the impact of open-source tools in neuroscience. In our last post, we reported on tools used to measure behavior. You can find that summary here. This week, we dive a bit more deeply into these devices and report on those used...

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.