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https://edspace.american.edu/openbehavior/project/microwave-based-homecage-motion-detector/

Portal provides radar based motion detector for home cage activity monitoring in mice. System is used for motion detection without visual contact to animal and can be used with various cage types. Features custom printed circuit board and motion detector shield for Arduino, which saves raw activity and timestamped data in CSV files onto SD card.Developed by Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry scientists. Authors also provide Python script for data analysis and generation of actograms.

Proper citation: Microwave based Homecage Motion Detector project (RRID:SCR_021590) Copy   

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https://edspace.american.edu/openbehavior/project/open-ephys/

Organization mission is to advance understanding of brain by promoting community ownership of neuroscience tools.Collaborative effort to develop, document, and distribute open source tools for systems neuroscience.Project aims to distribute reliable open source software as well as tools for extracellular recording and stimulation.

Proper citation: Open Ephys (RRID:SCR_021624) Copy   

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https://edspace.american.edu/openbehavior/project/opensource-lickometer-microstructure-analysis-program/

Portal provides open source lickometer that utilizes readily available or customizable components such as PC sound card and 3D printed drinking bottle holder. System consists of apparatus itself and open source software to collect and analyze data. Recording of raw data is handled by Audacity, open source audio program.

Proper citation: An Opensource lickometer and microstructure analysis program (RRID:SCR_021589) Copy   

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

Portal provides open Source 3-D Printed Modular micro drive system for acute primate neurophysiology.

Proper citation: PRiED (RRID:SCR_021586) 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/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/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://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/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://wavesurfer.janelia.org/

Open source software application for neurophysiology data acquisition and analysis. Program is based in MatLab, and evolved from earlier open source software package called Ephus.

Proper citation: Wave Surfer (RRID:SCR_021529) Copy   

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https://mousebytes.ca/home

Open access database for all cognitive data collected from touchscreen related tasks. Performs data comparison and interactive data visualization for any data uploaded onto the site. There are also guidelines and video tutorials available.

Proper citation: Mousebytes (RRID:SCR_017904) Copy   

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https://github.com/wildrootlab/SHARCQ

Software tools to register histological section images and cell count locations to mouse brain atlas. Semi automated workflow and GUI for automated brain slice histology alignment, registration, and cell quantification. Used to explore Allen Mouse Brain Atlas, register asymmetric slice images to atlas using manual input, and analyze region of interest data by registering locations of fluorescently labeled cells to standardized regions of Atlas.

Proper citation: SHARCQ (RRID:SCR_022498) Copy   

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https://github.com/jellen44/AutomaticSleepScoringTool

Software pipeline for sleep researchers to perform automatic sleep scoring for rodents. Artificial neural network for automated behavioral state classification in rats.

Proper citation: AutomaticSleepScoringTool (RRID:SCR_022300) Copy   

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https://bitbucket.org/kloostermannerflab/

Open source software tool for closed loop neuroscientific experiments capable of sub-millisecond response latency over high-rate streaming data acquired from high-count multi-electrode arrays. Used for processing and controlling closed-loop neuroscience data.

Proper citation: Falcon (RRID:SCR_023199) Copy   

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https://github.com/NeLy-EPFL/LiftPose3D

Software tool for transforming 2D poses to 3D coordinates on labaratory animals. Used for kinematic studies of laboratory animals. Tracking movements in three dimensions from behaving flies, mice, rats, and non-human primates.

Proper citation: LiftPose3D (RRID:SCR_023049) Copy   

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https://rupertoverall.net/ColonyTrack/

Software R package to process raw data from ColonyRack system. In addition to generating pre processed data and quality control information, range of high level metrics are calculated together with convenient tools for analysis.

Proper citation: ColonyTrack (RRID:SCR_023026) Copy   

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https://github.com/vivian-imbriotis/rpg

Software Python package written for Raspberry Pi for displaying visual stimuli and to provide real time feedback on stimulus timing. High performance python library for displaying drifting gratings on Raspberry Pi 3.

Proper citation: Raspberry Pi Grating (RRID:SCR_023157) Copy   

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https://m3platform.weebly.com/

Software neuroscience laboratory environment for simultaneous neuronal imaging and behavioral monitoring. McGill-Mouse-Miniscope Touchscreen Behavior Platform. Standardized approach for high throughput imaging of neuronal dynamics during behavior.

Proper citation: M3 Platform (RRID:SCR_023425) Copy   

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