BehaviorDEPOT

BehaviorDEPOT

Advancements in machine learning methods for video analysis have been a crucial development for understanding the neural underpinnings of freely-moving behaviors. Many of these methods emphasize pose estimation and tracking, but options for classifying specific...
CaT-z: 3D Tracking and Automatic Classification of Rodent Behavior

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

In behavioral neuroscience, analyzing animal behavior is a key component to many experiments, but relying on manually scoring behaviors pose issues in reproducibility. In resolution, most have turned to computerized video-analysis systems that combine 2D images with...
ACTman: Automated preprocessing and analysis of actigraphy data

ACTman: Automated preprocessing and analysis of actigraphy data

Yorman K. Kunkels and colleagues from the University Medical Center Groningen’s Department of Psychiatry have recently introduced a novel software library, Actigraphy Manager (ACTman), to the Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport (JSAMS). ACTman is an automated...
Rtrack and ColonyTrack

Rtrack and ColonyTrack

Rupert Overall has generously shared information about two R packages for the analysis of animal tracking data.  Analysis of spatial exploration data from rodents in various behavioral tests can reveal complex strategies for solving mazes and memory tasks. However,...