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https://edspace.american.edu/openbehavior/project/catalepsybar/

Project related to measuring of muscular rigidity that can result from several factors including Parkinsons disease, or pharmacological exposure to antipsychotics or cannabis. Provides automated apparatus for measuring catalepsy that increases measurement accuracy and reduces observer bias.Catalepsy bar test automatically measures and records time it takes for rat to remove its forelimbs from bar. 3D printed test apparatus used to make catalepsy measurements in rats more standardized and accurate.

Proper citation: Catalepsy Bar project (RRID:SCR_021439) Copy   

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https://edspace.american.edu/openbehavior/project/maple/

Portal related to measurement of fly social networks and behavior. Provides Drosophila handing robot that boasts modular design, allowing platform to both automate diverse phenotyping assays and aid with lab chores (e.g., collecting virgin female flies). MAPLE permits small part manipulator, USB digital camera, and fly manipulator to work simultaneously over platform of flies.

Proper citation: Modular Automated Platform for Large Scale Experiments project (RRID:SCR_021557) Copy   

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https://edspace.american.edu/openbehavior/project/open-skinner-box/

Project related to training animal behavior. Provides system which includes full behavioral apparatus and software platform. System includes software tool for data logging and analysis.

Proper citation: Skinner Box project (RRID:SCR_021437) Copy   

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https://edspace.american.edu/openbehavior/project/arcontrol/

Portal related to delivering stimuli and monitoring responses. Provided behavioral platform was developed by scientists from Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China. System uses Arduino UNO board and simple drive circuit along with stand-along GUI application. Experimental data is automatically recorded with built-in data acquisition function and entire behavioral schedule is stored within Arduino chip.

Proper citation: ArControl project (RRID:SCR_021556) Copy   

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https://edspace.american.edu/openbehavior/project/snackclock/

Project related to feeding behavior.Provides device for dispensing pre-measured quantities of food at regular intervals throughout day. Device uses 24 hour clock movement to rotate dispenser wheel one revolution per day.

Proper citation: SnackClock (RRID:SCR_021554) Copy   

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https://edspace.american.edu/openbehavior/project/optopad-and-flypad/

Project related to analysis of behavior and of neural activity. Provides FPGA code for running main board of flyPAD.

Proper citation: flyPAD project (RRID:SCR_021449) Copy   

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https://edspace.american.edu/openbehavior/project/automated-home-cage-functional-imaging/

Portal provides automated system for mesoscopic functional imaging that allows subjects to self initiate head fixation and imaging within home cage. Developed by University of British Columbia scientists. System for automated head fixation within mouse home cages.

Proper citation: Automated Home-Cage Functional Imaging project (RRID:SCR_021567) Copy   

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https://github.com/aarac/DeepBehavior

Software toolbox that automates taking high speed quality video to track behavior to analyze and track behavior in rodents and humans.

Proper citation: DeepBehavior (RRID:SCR_021414) Copy   

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https://edspace.american.edu/openbehavior/project/low-cost-eye-tracking/

Project related to eye tracking system for human research.System includes open source software for accurate eye tracking. Can identify shapes such as circles, lines, and triangles.You can rotate and mirror images and also use variety of filters.Capable of processing video in real-time for optical flow. App for viewing multiple video streams from USB cameras.

Proper citation: Low Cost Open Source Eye Tracking project (RRID:SCR_021415) Copy   

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https://github.com/mtlippert/CAVE

Open source tool for combined analysis of head mounted calcium imaging and behavior. Used to analyze imaging data from head mounted microscopes simultaneously with behavioral data.

Proper citation: Calcium ActiVity Explorer (RRID:SCR_021498) Copy   

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https://github.com/video-annotator/pythonvideoannotator-module-idtrackerai

Software tool as Python Video Annotator software.Agorithm and tracking software that features two deep networks.Tracks animal identification and tracks when animals touch or cross paths in front of one another.

Proper citation: idtracker.ai (RRID:SCR_021499) Copy   

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https://edspace.american.edu/openbehavior/project/touchscreen-cognition-mousebytes/

Project related to cognitive testing method for rodents.Provides touchscreen operant platform for testing learning and memory in rats and mice.Includes device chambers that can be used to measure rodent behavior.Not open source device.

Proper citation: Touchscreen Cognition (RRID:SCR_021550) Copy   

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https://edspace.american.edu/openbehavior/project/acrobat/

Project related to studying motor behavior. University of Washington in Seattle scientists have developed and published their device for training rats to perform modified center out task.

Proper citation: ACRoBaT (RRID:SCR_021546) Copy   

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https://edspace.american.edu/openbehavior/project/ethoscopes/

Project related to analysis of behavior in Drosophila.Provides system capable of real time video tracking. System includes raspberry pi and R package for data analysis. Enables high throughput analysis of behavior in Drosophila and other animals.

Proper citation: EthoScopes project (RRID:SCR_021426) Copy   

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https://edspace.american.edu/openbehavior/project/picamera/

Project related to tracking animals in large spaces. Picamera system allows for tracking of animals in large behavioral arenas.Open source scalable multi camera tracking system that can be used to track behavior in combination with wireless recording systems.Design is comprised of 8 overhead Raspberry Pi cameras, capable of recording at high frame rate in large field of view, recording video independently in individual Raspberry Pi microcomputers and processed using Picamera Python library.

Proper citation: Picamera project (RRID:SCR_021423) Copy   

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https://edspace.american.edu/openbehavior/project/multichromvisstim/

Project related to visual neuroscience.Provides spatial visual stimulator with arbitrary spectrum of light for visual neuroscientists.Open source, low cost visual stimulator which can be customized with up to 6 chromatic channels. Spectrum of light can be arbitrary and customizable to be adapted to different animal models based on their visual spectrum. Device details, including parts list and information for custom python library for generating visual stimuli (QDSpy), can be found in eLife publication.

Proper citation: Visual stimulator with customizable light spectra (RRID:SCR_021545) Copy   

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https://edspace.american.edu/openbehavior/project/live-mouse-tracker/

Project related to monitoring social interactions of mice. Provides real time behavioral analysis system for groups of mice.System includes random forest machine learning process, RFID sensors and infrared depth RGB-D camera.System includes software tool for Live Mouse Tracker analysis.

Proper citation: Live Mouse Tracker project (RRID:SCR_021421) Copy   

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https://edspace.american.edu/openbehavior/project/openvape/

Project related to conducting research on effects of nicotine vapor. Provides open source chamber system for rodents to experience regulated nicotine vapor exposure from JUUL electronic cigarette.Vapor exposure apparatus comprised of Arduino Uno microcontroller that relays coded instructions to H-bridge motor controller.H-bridge then sends specific signals to motors that regulate produced vapor sent to exposure chambers.

Proper citation: OpenVape project (RRID:SCR_021485) Copy   

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https://edspace.american.edu/openbehavior/project/motorized-swivel/

Project related to neural recordings such as electrophysiology, calcium imaging, and optogenetics. Provides 3D-printed, motorized commutator for neural recordings of small animals in vivo.Open source motorized swivel for in vivo neural and behavioral recordings.Device operates independently of data acquisition system, and it can be controlled through any popular platform such as Arduino or Raspberry Pi.

Proper citation: An open source motorized swivel for in vivo neural and behavioral recordings project (RRID:SCR_021482) Copy   

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https://github.com/SainsburyWellcomeCentre/Pyper

Software tool for motion tracking.Provides real time or pre recorded motion tracking of specimen in open field. Used to track path of object of interest in live feed from camera or recorded video. Used to track rodents in open field maze as well as retina of mice.New version v2 of Pyper allows to customise image processing to track different kind of objects.

Proper citation: Pyper (RRID:SCR_021511) Copy   

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