Behavior Measurement

            This page features hardware and software tools useful for quantifying aspects of behavior. Unlike Behavior Apparatus which can include aspects of behavioral tasks which elicit a behavior, each of the projects in this category is designed to give a quantifiable readout of behavior. The categories are specific to the environment in which behavior will be collected, from home cage set ups to freely moving in an operant chamber to head-fixed subjects. Here you’ll find quite a variety of projects that may overlap with other categories such as Behavior Apparatus, Data Analysis or Video Analysis.

            For projects that are relevant to a specific kind of behavioral study (e.g. decision making or motor learning), species (e.g. mouse or bee), or neurological model (e.g. schizophrenia or Parkinson’s), use the search bar to find projects by tag! You can also search by microcontroller (e.g. Arduino, micropython) or programming language!

 

MoSeq

MoSeq

3D-Printed Syringe Rack

3D-Printed Syringe Rack

TMaze for Pavlovian Conditioning

TMaze for Pavlovian Conditioning

Live Mouse Tracker Toolkit

Live Mouse Tracker Toolkit

CMEA: Customizable Multielectrode Array for Local Field Potential Recordings

CMEA: Customizable Multielectrode Array for Local Field Potential Recordings

Lightning Pose: a semi-supervised animal pose estimation algorithm, Bayesian post processing approach and deep learning package

Lightning Pose: a semi-supervised animal pose estimation algorithm, Bayesian post processing approach and deep learning package

PyMouseTracks: Adaptable Rodent Tracking System

PyMouseTracks: Adaptable Rodent Tracking System

LFP Monitoring: Multianimal Chronic Video Platform for Behavioral Scoring

LFP Monitoring: Multianimal Chronic Video Platform for Behavioral Scoring

BrainWAVE: Noninvasive Rhythm Stimulation

BrainWAVE: Noninvasive Rhythm Stimulation

Application of 3D Printing Technology to Produce Hippocampal Customized Guide Cannulas

Application of 3D Printing Technology to Produce Hippocampal Customized Guide Cannulas

Freibox and an open source commutator

Freibox and an open source commutator

B-CALM

B-CALM

LIQ HD

LIQ HD

AnimalTA

AnimalTA

JAX Animal Behavior System (JABS)

JAX Animal Behavior System (JABS)

Ratphones

Ratphones

Open Face Homecage Running Wheel

Open Face Homecage Running Wheel

BehaviorDEPOT

BehaviorDEPOT

Closing the loop in legged neuromechanics: An open-source computer vision controlled treadmill

Closing the loop in legged neuromechanics: An open-source computer vision controlled treadmill

RodentJoystick

RodentJoystick

Raspberry_rat

Raspberry_rat

M3 Platform: The McGill-Mouse-Miniscope Touchscreen Behavior Platform

M3 Platform: The McGill-Mouse-Miniscope Touchscreen Behavior Platform

CaT-z: 3D Tracking and Automatic Classification of Rodent Behavior

CaT-z: 3D Tracking and Automatic Classification of Rodent Behavior

WRAQ

WRAQ

Pynapple

Pynapple

MouBeAt

MouBeAt

OpBox

OpBox

ACTman: Automated preprocessing and analysis of actigraphy data

ACTman: Automated preprocessing and analysis of actigraphy data

MouseTRAP: Mouse Translational Research Accelerator Platform

MouseTRAP: Mouse Translational Research Accelerator Platform

DANNCE

DANNCE

LiftPose3D

LiftPose3D

Anipose

Anipose

Rtrack and ColonyTrack

Rtrack and ColonyTrack

pyPhotometry

pyPhotometry

3D Printed Superfusion Chamber

3D Printed Superfusion Chamber

Pi USB Cam

Pi USB Cam

USVCAM

USVCAM

JARVIS

JARVIS

OpenSync: An open-source platform for synchronizing multiple measures in neuroscience experiments

OpenSync: An open-source platform for synchronizing multiple measures in neuroscience experiments

Modular LED Displays

Modular LED Displays

Minian

Minian

GoFish

GoFish

VAME: Variational Embedding of Animal Motion

VAME: Variational Embedding of Animal Motion

SipperViz

SipperViz

DLStream

DLStream

AutomaticSleepScoringTool

AutomaticSleepScoringTool

PavCA

PavCA

SIPEC

SIPEC

Multiple Monkey Pose Estimation with OpenPose

Multiple Monkey Pose Estimation with OpenPose

CLARA

CLARA

TRex

TRex

AlphaTracker

AlphaTracker

Webcam-Based Online Eye-Tracking for Behavioral Research

Webcam-Based Online Eye-Tracking for Behavioral Research

VocalMat

VocalMat

DBscorer

DBscorer

COMPASS

COMPASS

OORTT

OORTT

PiRATeMC

PiRATeMC

PAWS

PAWS

MARS, MARS-Developer, and BENTO

MARS, MARS-Developer, and BENTO

DeepEthogram

DeepEthogram

SLEAP, LEAP, and MotionMapper

SLEAP, LEAP, and MotionMapper

BonZeb

BonZeb

An open source motorized swivel for in vivo neural and behavioral recordings

An open source motorized swivel for in vivo neural and behavioral recordings

DeepPoseKit

DeepPoseKit

Two-Armed Bandit Task

Two-Armed Bandit Task

CapTouch

CapTouch

Visual Discrimination with an iPad

Visual Discrimination with an iPad

Capacitive Touch Sensor

Capacitive Touch Sensor

OpenVape

OpenVape

Open Skinner Box

Open Skinner Box

Homecage Task Training and Mesoscale Imaging

Homecage Task Training and Mesoscale Imaging

A Head-Mounted Multi-Camera System for Freely-Moving Mice

A Head-Mounted Multi-Camera System for Freely-Moving Mice

D-Track

D-Track

PiVR: A virtual reality tool system for behavioral and neural circuit studies of small animals

PiVR: A virtual reality tool system for behavioral and neural circuit studies of small animals

DeepLabCut

DeepLabCut

Locomouse

Locomouse

FaceSync

FaceSync

openEyeTrack

openEyeTrack

The Home-Cage Automated Skilled Reaching Apparatus (HASRA)

The Home-Cage Automated Skilled Reaching Apparatus (HASRA)

DIY-NAMIC

DIY-NAMIC

Catalepsy Bar

Catalepsy Bar

PiDose

PiDose

DeepFly3D

DeepFly3D

Rodent Arena Tracker (RAT)

Rodent Arena Tracker (RAT)

ACRoBaT

ACRoBaT

3DOC

3DOC

PASTA

PASTA

Open Source Joystick

Open Source Joystick

Robotic Flower System for Bee Behavior

Robotic Flower System for Bee Behavior

ToneBox: a system for automated auditory operant conditioning

ToneBox: a system for automated auditory operant conditioning

OpenMonkeyStudio

OpenMonkeyStudio

Camera Control

Camera Control

SimBA: simple behavior analysis

SimBA: simple behavior analysis

B-soID: unsupervised behavior analysis

B-soID: unsupervised behavior analysis

AutoPilot: python framework for behavior experiments with raspberry pi

AutoPilot: python framework for behavior experiments with raspberry pi

Oat: online animal tracker

Oat: online animal tracker

Touchscreen Cognition and MouseBytes

Touchscreen Cognition and MouseBytes

An automated behavioral box to assess forelimb function in rats

An automated behavioral box to assess forelimb function in rats

Automated Home-Cage Rodent Two-bottle Choice Test

Automated Home-Cage Rodent Two-bottle Choice Test

LocoWhisk and ART

LocoWhisk and ART

Ratcave

Ratcave

Pathfinder

Pathfinder

RAD

RAD

MouseMove

MouseMove

Teensy-based Interface

Teensy-based Interface

optoPAD and flyPAD

optoPAD and flyPAD

DeepBehavior

DeepBehavior

ezTrack

ezTrack

Automated Classification of Self-grooming in Mice

Automated Classification of Self-grooming in Mice

AutonoMouse

AutonoMouse

Stytra

Stytra

Phenopy

Phenopy

Actifield

Actifield

CAVE

CAVE

idtracker.ai

idtracker.ai

Worm Behavior Platform

Worm Behavior Platform

Mousecam

Mousecam

Dual-port Lick Detector

Dual-port Lick Detector

ELOPTA

ELOPTA

Live Mouse Tracker

Live Mouse Tracker

PsiBox

PsiBox

FreemoVR

FreemoVR

OpenFeeder

OpenFeeder

KineMouse Wheel

KineMouse Wheel

EthoWatcher

EthoWatcher

VASIC

VASIC

Argus

Argus

Picamera

Picamera

An opensource lickometer and microstructure analysis program

An opensource lickometer and microstructure analysis program

Microwave-based Homecage Motion Detector

Closed-Loop System

Closed-Loop System

Head-Fixed Setup for Combined Behavior, Electrophysiology, and Optogenetics

Head-Fixed Setup for Combined Behavior, Electrophysiology, and Optogenetics

ToxTrac

ToxTrac

Automated mouse homecage two-bottle choice test

Automated mouse homecage two-bottle choice test

FaceMap

FaceMap

Ethoscopes

Ethoscopes

Open-source touch-screen for rodent behavioral testing

Open-source touch-screen for rodent behavioral testing

LocoWhisk

LocoWhisk

SnackClock

SnackClock

DIY Rodent Running Disk

DIY Rodent Running Disk

MAPLE

MAPLE

ZebraTrack

ZebraTrack

Pyper

Pyper

Airtrack

Airtrack

3DTracker

3DTracker

Autonomous Training of a Forelimb Motor Task

Autonomous Training of a Forelimb Motor Task

Mousetrap

Mousetrap

Moving Wall Box (MWB)

Moving Wall Box (MWB)

M-Track

M-Track

OMR-Arena

OMR-Arena

Free-Behavior Monitoring and Reward System for Non-human Primates

Free-Behavior Monitoring and Reward System for Non-human Primates

Open Source platform for Sensory Tasks

Open Source platform for Sensory Tasks

Bpod

Bpod

Operant Box for Auditory Tasks (OBAT)

Operant Box for Auditory Tasks (OBAT)

Autoreward2

Autoreward2

FinchScope

FinchScope

Automated Rodent Tracker (ART)

Automated Rodent Tracker (ART)

Nose Poke Device

Nose Poke Device

Pixying Behavior

Pixying Behavior

Eco-HAB

Eco-HAB

Attys

Attys

Behavioral Observation Research Interactive Software (BORIS)

Behavioral Observation Research Interactive Software (BORIS)

Bonsai

Bonsai

Quantifying Animal Movement from Pre-recorded Videos

Quantifying Animal Movement from Pre-recorded Videos

Oculomatic Eye-Tracking

Laubach Lab GitHub Repository

Laubach Lab GitHub Repository

Automated Home-Cage Functional Imaging

Automated Home-Cage Functional Imaging

4 Port Nose Poke

ArduiPod Box

ArduiPod Box

Feldman Lab Lickometer

Feldman Lab Lickometer

ROBucket: Rodent Operant Bucket

Feeding Experimentation Device

Feeding Experimentation Device

Visual Stimuli Presentation Device

Visual Stimuli Presentation Device

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