Lickometer Box

Lickometer Box

While the current understanding of drinking behavior has rapidly evolved over time and research on the subject has become more widespread, the devices we use to measure complexities of this behavior have failed to keep up. Dr. Mariana Cardoso Melo and colleagues from...
3D-Printed Syringe Rack

3D-Printed Syringe Rack

Garrett Denney, an undergraduate neuroscience major at American University, recently completed his first 3D printing project, which he shared on GitHub. Inspired by challenges in his research lab, where syringes are used for drug administration to animals, Garrett...
TMaze for Pavlovian Conditioning

TMaze for Pavlovian Conditioning

This 3D-printed T-Maze project is a pretty basic but formidable design for basic behavioral experiments such as learning, memory, or other Pavlovian tests. The apparatus presented here consists of a three-part print (the Maze and two sliding doors) and it requires no...
PyMouseTracks: Adaptable Rodent Tracking System

PyMouseTracks: Adaptable Rodent Tracking System

Tony Fong and colleagues recently published their project, PyMouseTracks (PMT). PMT is an open source, scalable and customizable system for tracking and behavior assessment, available now on GitHub. PyMouseTracks is an open source, adaptable tracking system for...