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https://www.nature.com/articles/srep16171#Sec20

Open source program for semi automated analysis of movement and cognitive testing in rodents. Accurately quantifies numerous parameters of movement including travel distance, speed, turning, stationary fraction and laterality. Part of MouseMove system.

Proper citation: MouseMove (RRID:SCR_021618) Copy   

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https://edspace.american.edu/openbehavior/project/trio-platform/

Portal provides low profile in vivo imaging support and restraint system for mice. System is compact and provides sturdy head fixation, gas anesthesia mask, and warm water bed. Compact design allows to work with variety of microscope stages and use of 3D printed components makes this design customizable.

Proper citation: TRIO Platform (RRID:SCR_021596) Copy   

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https://edspace.american.edu/openbehavior/project/ipad-visual-discrim/

Portal provides touchscreen platform developed by Texas Christian University scientists. iPad apparatus set up consists of four wall operant chamber, remote desktop program, Visual Basic 6 software, and single wireless iPad. Wireless iPad allows for flexibility in setups during performing visual discrimination behavioral experiments.

Proper citation: Visual Discrimination with an iPad (RRID:SCR_021593) Copy   

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

Portal provides open source Compact Head Mounted Endoscope for imaging in freely behaving mouse. Includes accessible and flexible set of calcium imaging tools for neuroscience research community.

Proper citation: CHEndoscope (RRID:SCR_021587) Copy   

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

Portal provides computer numerical controlled robot for cranial microsurgeries developed by University of Minnesota scientist. Included cranial microsurgery platform combines automated skull surface profiling with computer numerical controlled milling machine to perform variety of cranial microsurgical procedures on mice.

Proper citation: Craniobot project (RRID:SCR_021573) Copy   

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

Portal provides system that combines open source hardware and software for control of behavioral experiments. Open source framework, combines Python scripts and Micropython microcontroller. Framework can be run through command line interface, or in user friendly graphical user interface that allows users to manage variety of devices such as nose pokes, LED drivers, stepper motor controllers and more. Data collected using this system can then be imported into Python for data analysis.

Proper citation: pyControl project (RRID:SCR_021574) Copy   

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

Portal provides open source control system for in vivo fluorescence measurements from deep brain structures developed by University of California, San Francisco scientists. Microcontroller based solution for controlling optical components in intracranial photometry system and processing resulting signal.

Proper citation: PhotometryBox (RRID:SCR_021571) Copy   

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

Portal provides brain implant developed by MIT scientists. Implant carries 16 movable tetrodes along with two optic fibers or two injection cannulas. Designed with help of 3D CAD software, allowing modifications for various experimental needs, such as targeting different brain regions and use in other animal species (e.g., rats and non-human primates). Implant can be designed to shape of skull of individual monkeys based on pre-implantation magnetic resonance imaging, thus optimizing fit with skull surface and making recording from deep brain regions more reliable.

Proper citation: Hybrid-drive combining Optogenetics, Pharmacology, and Electrophysiology project (RRID:SCR_021572) Copy   

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

Portal provides low cost, open source, wireless probe for optogenetic stimulation. This wireless system for optogenetic stimulation was developed by UCLA scientists. Device consists of two parts. Optical component is mounted on head permanently, whereas electronic component is removable and is applied for each experiment. Device is controlled via custom GUI (built with the TkInter Python 2.7 library) which sends pulses to device via Arduino Uno.

Proper citation: CerebraLux (RRID:SCR_021570) Copy   

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https://edspace.american.edu/openbehavior/project/nose-poke-device/

Portal provides arduino based, 3D-printed nose poke device for rats. Includes set of instructions on how to build this device using arduino, some 3D printed parts and some off-the-shelf electronic components.

Proper citation: Nose Poke Device (RRID:SCR_021568) Copy   

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https://hackaday.io/project/181604-mri-stereoscope

Project provides miniature mirror stereoscope system for MRI-scanner. System takes advantage of commonly used display equipment, MRI head coil, and display screen. Miniature Wheatstone stereoscope is used for human neuroimaging.

Proper citation: MRI-stereoscope project (RRID:SCR_021655) Copy   

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https://github.com/ratcave/ratcave

Software 3D graphics python package for cognitive psychology experiments. Open source, cross platform Python library that adds 3D stimulus support to all OpenGL-based 2D Python stimulus libraries. These libraries include VisionEgg, Psychopy, Pyglet, and PyGam.

Proper citation: Ratcave (RRID:SCR_021599) Copy   

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https://www.eneuro.org/content/10/5/ENEURO.0127-22.2023

Open source, adaptable tracking system for multiple rodents. Scalable and customizable system for tracking and behavior assessment consists of Raspberry Pi based video and RFID acquisition. Maximum of six rodents of any coat color can be tracked simultaneously in any user defined arena with few restrictions. For pose estimation and travel trajectory analysis, PyMouseTracks supports interfacing with open source packages such as DeepLabCut and Traja.

Proper citation: PyMouseTracks (RRID:SCR_024453) Copy   

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https://github.com/EwellNeuroLab?tab=repositories

Low cost platform for multianimal chronic Local Field Potential video monitoring with Graphical User Interface for seizure detection and behavioral scoring. Enables chronic monitoring of several animals simultaneously, synchronizes bilateral local field potential and video streams in real time, and parses recorded data into manageable file sizes. Hardware solution leverages Intan and Open Ephys acquisition systems and software solution is implemented in Bonsai. Data are synchronized and parsed in Bonsai, allowing for flexibility and scalability of up to 128 channels per animal. The use of Intan adapter board for LFP video recordings allows compatibility with large variety of recording devices. Custom made electrodes and cables were components for the chronic LFP recordings. Used as acquisition system for long term video neurophysiology recordings.

Proper citation: LFP Monitoring (RRID:SCR_024428) Copy   

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https://edspace.american.edu/openbehavior/project/eco-hab/

Portal provides open source, RFID-based system for automated measurement and analysis of social preference and in-cohort sociability in mice. System was developed by Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology scientists.

Proper citation: Eco-HAB (RRID:SCR_021588) Copy   

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

Project related to investigate mechanisms of oculomotor behavior.Included system is provided by New York University scientists to track eye movement.System includes camera module, lens, IR-Light source, mounting solution, data acquisition device, and general purpose PC. System consists of open source software and modular hardware solution to eye tracking for use in humans and non-human primates.

Proper citation: Oculomatic Eye Tracking project (RRID:SCR_021465) Copy   

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https://github.com/scimemia/M-Track

Software toolbox for automated detection of forepaw trajectories in mice.Open source code to simultaneously track movement of individual paws during spontaneous grooming episodes and walking in multiple freely behaving mice/rats.

Proper citation: M-Track (RRID:SCR_021508) Copy   

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https://edspace.american.edu/openbehavior/project/moving-wall-box-mwb/

Portal provides Moving Wall Box system used to testing strategy task where mouse is repeatedly forced to jump over small ice by slowly moving walls whereby presence of animal is automatically sensed via balances and analyzed by microcontroller board which in turn controls movements of walls. Device provided by Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry scientist. Used for repeated assessment of fear coping strategies.

Proper citation: Moving Wall Box (RRID:SCR_021559) Copy   

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

Software package for MATLAB that makes motion correction, segmentation, signal extraction and dimension reduction, analysis, and visualization of calcium imaging data easy to implement. Open source toolbox for analysis of calcium imaging data.

Proper citation: EZcalcium (RRID:SCR_022354) Copy   

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

Software Python toolbox that makes fiber photometry data analysis intuitive and light on programming.Used to measure neural activity of freely behaving animals.

Proper citation: GuPPy (RRID:SCR_022353) Copy   

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