Open source tool usage survey
We are looking for information about the resources used by researchers to understand how we can better serve the OpenBehavior community! We’re also interested to know if/how you’ve implemented some of the open-source tools from our site in your own...
read moreUpdates on the OpenBehavior 3D Print and Video Repositories
We recently launched a repository of 3D printed tools for neuroscience research (in August 2022) and started a new GitHub repository to make the designs available in a single repository last month. Thirty five designs are now available in the...
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OpenBehavior 3D Printed Objects GitHub Repository
A few weeks ago we made an announcement about our new initiative to collect 3D printables relevant to behavioral neuroscience research. We had a number of submissions via our Google Form for designs ranging from stereotaxic beds for neonatal mice,...
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OpenBehavior 3D Printed Objects Repository
Many labs use 3D printers to create small parts, tools, and replacement items for existing lab gear. Most of these items are never used outside of the lab where they were designed, and there are probably many parallel solutions to common lab...
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OpenBehavior Microcontrollers Workshop
The goal of the OpenBehavior project is to make open source tools more accessible and easier to use for neuroscientists. With support from NSF’s Division of Biological Infrastructure, Lex Kravitz and Cammi Rood and Kevin Chávez López from the...
read moreVideo Repository: Updates, additions, and future growth
Last year, OpenBehavior created a video repository with the intention of gathering raw behavioral neuroscience videos in one location to train students to use video analysis software. Recently, we have updated our repository and added three videos...
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Video methods: Setup and standards
In the summer of 2021, OpenBehavior organized a working group on methods for video analysis. A Slack channel was started to discuss the methods and a series of virtual meetings were held that involved conversations among users and developers. Some...
read moreDOIs for videos in the OpenBehavior Video Repository
Earlier this year, the OpenBehavior project initiated a repository of raw videos from typical behavioral neuroscience experiments. A total of 14 video collections were contributed to the repository, and several more will be added this fall. The...
read moreRRID Initiative
The RRID Initiative by OpenBehavior and SciCrunch The OpenBehavior project received support from the National Science Foundation in January 2021. There are three main goals for the initial funding period: (1) create a database of open-source tools...
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Real-Time Closed-Loop Feedback in Behavioral Time Scales Using DeepLabCut
Computer vision and deep-learning approaches have provided quantitative measurements of animal pose estimation and behavior tracking. Specifically, DeepLabCut and other deep-neural networks have introduced marker-less approaches for offline pose...
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