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https://edspace.american.edu/openbehavior/project/modular-led-displays/

Provides customized display systems used in neuroscientific studies in insects and other small animals. System includes custom built modular LED panels and software. LED panels of various sizes can be arranged/grouped in different shapes for diverse setups. System provides millisecond refresh, precise synchronization, customizable color combinations, and varied display configurations and addresses most technical challenges of small animal vision experiments and is thoroughly documented for replicability.

Proper citation: Modular LED Displays project (RRID:SCR_022704) Copy   

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https://edspace.american.edu/openbehavior/project/pi-usb-cam/

Project related to video recording.Provides system for high throughput video capture. Pi USB Cam system includes low cost Raspberry Pi microcomputer, DIY electronics peripherals, freely available open-source firmware, and custom 3D-printed casings.

Proper citation: Pi USB Cam project (RRID:SCR_022834) Copy   

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https://github.com/Whitlock-Group/HERBS

Open source, extendable, intuitive and interactive software platform for image visualisation and image registration. Python based GUI for histological E-data registration in brain space.

Proper citation: Histological E data Registration in rodent Brain Spaces (RRID:SCR_022776) Copy   

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https://edspace.american.edu/openbehavior/project/3d-printed-superfusion-chamber/

Project consists of suite of 3D-printed tools including superfusion chamber with independent brain presser and animal stand. Modular device that facilitates transfer of pharmacological agents and brain access for electrodes and/or lenses for imaging. Provides stable conditions for electrophysiological and neuroimaging recordings. Device can be print either in-house or through 3d-printing service.

Proper citation: 3D Printed Superfusion Chamber (RRID:SCR_022901) Copy   

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

Project related to tracking behavior. Used to identify subgroups of individuals that differentially attribute incentive value to food cue. Includes apparatus for studying Pavlovian conditioned approach behavior. Customized rat PavCA chambers are constructed based on modular devices purchased from Med-Associates. Code used to operate equipment and collect data was written using Med-Associates’ MEDSTATE programming language. This program is then loaded into Med-PC V operating program, also created by Med-Associates.

Proper citation: PavCA project (RRID:SCR_022508) Copy   

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https://github.com/LINCellularNeuroscience/VAME

Software Python tool to cluster behavioral signals obtained from pose estimation tools. Unsupervised probabilistic deep learning framework capable of finding behavioral motifs in pose estimation data. Capable of augmenting quantitative behavioral analyses of data derived from standard pose-estimation software packages. Written based on core functions from DeepLabCut, and readily works with pose data from that package. Can also work with data from other pose estimation packages such as SLEAP.

Proper citation: Variational Embedding of Animal Motion (RRID:SCR_022477) Copy   

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https://github.com/earnestt1234/SipperViz

Software Python GUI for graphing measures of liquid ingestion in rodents from Sippers. Python GUI for visualizing Sipper data.

Proper citation: SipperViz (RRID:SCR_022463) Copy   

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https://github.com/KravitzLab/fed/wiki

Flexible open-source device for measuring feeding behavior. FED measures food intake in mice. It is battery powered and designed to be used in rodent colony caging.Home cage-compatible feeding system that measures food intake with high accuracy and temporal resolution. FED offers alternative to commercial feeders, with convenience of use in tradition colony rack caging.

Proper citation: Feeding Experimentation Device project (RRID:SCR_015942) Copy   

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

Portal related to biomedical signals.Provides wearable data acquisition device with special focus on biomedical signals such as heart activity (ECG), muscle activity (EMG) and brain activity (EEG).Open source high precision bluetooth data acquisition device.

Proper citation: Attys project (RRID:SCR_021461) Copy   

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

Project related to self initiated conditioning and behavior tracking in mice. Provides automated system that can track large numbers (over 25) of socially housed mice through implanted RFID chips on mice. With RFID trackers and other analyses, behavior of mice can be tracked as they train and are subsequently tested on (or self-initiate testing in) odor discrimination task over months with thousands of trials performed every day.

Proper citation: AutonoMouse project (RRID:SCR_021462) Copy   

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https://edspace.american.edu/openbehavior/project/autoreward2/

Project related to detection and rewarding rodents in modified T-maze task. System designed to detect and reward rodents in modified T maze provided by Ruhr University Bochum, Germany scientists.

Proper citation: Autoreward2 project (RRID:SCR_021460) Copy   

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https://edspace.american.edu/openbehavior/project/bpm-biosignals/

Portal as educational resource regarding construction and implementation of bioamplifiers as well as interpretation of biosignals.

Proper citation: BPM Biosignals project (RRID:SCR_021459) Copy   

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https://edspace.american.edu/openbehavior/project/automated-mouse-homecage-two-bottle-choice-test/

Project related to assessing preferences by mice among fluids in their homecages.Provided system includes homecage fitted apparatus for automated, photobeam based detection of licks in two bottle choice task. Used for automated mouse homecage two bottle choice test.

Proper citation: Automated mouse homecage two bottle choice test project (RRID:SCR_021457) Copy   

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

Project related to oral drug administration to group housed mice. Provides open source system for oral drug administration to group housed mice. System includes home cage attached device that weighs individual animals and administers daily dosage of drug solution based on each animal bodyweight through their drinking water. Group housed mice are identified through use of RFID tagging and receive both regular water and drug solution drops by licking at spout within PiDose module.

Proper citation: PiDose project (RRID:SCR_021441) Copy   

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

Project related to measurement of fast eye movement dynamics.Tracking eye position in head fixed applications system created by scientists from Boston University. Includes software tool as part of multithreaded eye tracker and Teledyne DALSA Camera with GigE-V framework APIs for Linux.

Proper citation: openEyeTrack project (RRID:SCR_021399) Copy   

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

Project related to measuring locomotor activity.System includes infrared motion detection and arduino to record activity in variety of chamber set ups. Provides actimeter and software tool to measure and record locomotor activity.

Proper citation: Actifield project (RRID:SCR_021452) Copy   

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

Project related to tracking and recording activity in rodent home cages.Provides device that utilizes passive infrared (PIR) sensor to detect movement in cages and logs data to microSD card. Device is wireless and battery powered, and can record data for about 3 weeks on charge.

Proper citation: Rodent Activity Detector project (RRID:SCR_021451) Copy   

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https://edspace.american.edu/openbehavior/project/homecage-2bottle-choice/

Project related to studies of liquid ingestive behaviors used in neuroscience to investigate reward related behavior, metabolism, and circadian biology. Provides automated home cage sipper device for monitoring liquid ingestive behavior in rodents developed by Washington University, St. Louis scientists. Homecage fitted apparatus for automated, photobeam based detection of licks in two bottle choice task.

Proper citation: Automated Home Cage Rodent Two bottle Choice Test project (RRID:SCR_021445) Copy   

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https://edspace.american.edu/openbehavior/project/pasta/, https://github.com/ikodvanj/ratPASTA/

Project related to multifunctional neurobehavioral system developed by scientists at University of Zagreb School of Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia.System includes hardware and software tools.Provides software package for processing and visualising data from startle experiments in rodents or experiments measuring grip strength in rodents.

Proper citation: Platform for Acoustic STArtle project (RRID:SCR_021446) Copy   

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https://github.com/gordonberman/MotionMapper

Software tool to work on videos (not poses).Uses image analysis and multivariate statistical methods to find stereotyped behaviors in flies, mice, and other species.

Proper citation: MotionMapper (RRID:SCR_021384) Copy   

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