ReachOut

The reach-to-grasp task is commonly used to study fine motor behavior in mice because of the translatability of the movement’s neurocircuitry to humans and non-human primates. Daniil Berezhnoi and colleagues have developed ReachOut, a project that includes all of the hardware and software necessary to analyze this behavior in mice, with no background needed in 3D printing, Arduino-controllers, or python coding. The design includes only three parts: a 3D printed behavioral box, an Arduino-based controller, and software for video and kinematic analyses. From start to finish, it takes under 5 days to construct the box, implement the control schematics, and to configure your computer for the analyses. 

For an overview of the project including scientific background as well as access to the GitHub repository and the publication detailing this project, check out the ReachOut website.

This research tool was created by your colleagues. Please acknowledge the Principal Investigator, cite the article in which the tool was described, and include an RRID in the Materials and Methods of your future publications. RRID: SCR_025502