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

Non invasive, infrared activity and sleep measurement system that uses passive infrared sensors and Arduino microprocessor. Publication provides protocol for assembling COMPASS as well as provides support protocols and python scripts for data analysis, best practices for optimum results, troubleshooting, and alternative protocols for different use scenarios.

Proper citation: COMPASS (RRID:SCR_022329) Copy   

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

Software Python package for visualizing and interacting with datasets registered to brain atlases. Used for visualization of neuroanatomical and morphological data.

Proper citation: Brainrender (RRID:SCR_022328) Copy   

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

3D printed microdrive for electrophysiology and optophysiology. Consists of main body and head. Used for in vivo tetrode recording, optical imaging, and optogenetic manipulation in freely moving mice.Design files and build instructions for this device can be found on TetrODrive GitHub.Microdrive can be assembled in 15 min and price for all materials, including 3D printer, is lower than single commercial microdrive.

Proper citation: TetrODrive (RRID:SCR_022326) Copy   

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

Open source system built around Arduino based microcontroller for analog and digital input and synchronization combined with custom printed circuit board. Hardware and Arduino-based firmware used to synchronize experimental and electrophysiological data.

Proper citation: Florida research open source synchronization tool (RRID:SCR_022344) Copy   

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

Software MATLAB based toolbox for automated quantitative analysis of ultrasonic vocalizations. Utilizes image processing libraries to detect USVs and computational vision and machine learning algorithms to classify detected USVs. Used for analysis of ultrasonic vocalizations from mice using computer vision and machine learning.

Proper citation: VocalMat (RRID:SCR_022342) Copy   

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https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/permuco/index.html

Software R package for permutation test in linear model with nuisances variables.Used for permutation testing in regression, ANOVA, and comparison of signals.

Proper citation: Permuco (RRID:SCR_022341) Copy   

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https://github.com/ACCLAB/DABEST-python

Software package for data analysis using bootstrap coupled estimation. Library combining Python, R, and MATLAB for estimation statistics.

Proper citation: DABEST (RRID:SCR_022340) Copy   

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

Software tool for data extraction and computation of spatial accuracy and precision of head mounted display based eye trackers. Allows for significant customization without altering source code but changes to the code allow for further alteration.

Proper citation: GazeMetrics (RRID:SCR_022338) Copy   

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https://edspace.american.edu/openbehavior/project/pyos-5/

Open source operant box system optimized for use with tethered animals. System includes hardware and software. Control electronics are build on pyControl, controlling custom PCB integrating 5 infra-red break-beam sensors and 5 stimulus LEDs, single nose-poke for reward receptacle, stepper motor for control of custom peristaltic pump for reward delivery, audio board for tone generation through attached speaker, house light and fan, LED driver for optogenetic stimulation, and bidirectional communication with external devices via TTL pulses.

Proper citation: pyOS-5 project (RRID:SCR_022335) Copy   

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https://github.com/MatsumotoJ/usvcam

Open source acoustic camera system for measuring ultrasound communication in rodents. System includes small phased microphone array combined with camera and comprises USV segmentation algorithms with modification for overlapping vocalizations that results in high accuracy. Enables simpler and faster USV localization and assignment.

Proper citation: USVCAM (RRID:SCR_022747) Copy   

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https://github.com/denisecailab/minian

Software miniscope analysis pipeline that requires low memory and computational demand so it can be run without specialized hardware. Offers interactive visualization that allows users to see how parameters in each step of pipeline affect output.

Proper citation: Minian (RRID:SCR_022601) Copy   

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https://github.com/TAMUCogLab/OpenSync

Open source platform for synchronizing multiple behavioral and physiological signals in neuroscience experiments.

Proper citation: OpenSync (RRID:SCR_022722) Copy   

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https://edspace.american.edu/openbehavior/?s=pyPhotometry

Open source Python based hardware and software for fiber photometry data acquisition. System includes compact, low cost, data acquisition board built around Micropython microcontroller, and cross platform graphical user interface for controlling acquisition and visualising signals. Can acquire two analog and two digital signals, and control two external LEDs via built in LED drivers. Time division multiplexed illumination allows independent readout of fluorescence evoked by different excitation wavelengths from single photoreceiver signal.

Proper citation: pyPhotometry (RRID:SCR_022940) Copy   

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https://github.com/compsy/ACTman/

Software R library to automate labor intensive actigraphy data preprocessing and analyses steps while improving transparency, reproducibility, and scalability over software suites traditionally used in actigraphy research practice. Provides streamlined preprocessing while validating circadian rhythm and sleep analysis.

Proper citation: ACTman (RRID:SCR_023119) Copy   

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https://github.com/PeyracheLab/pynapple

Software object oriented, lightweight and standalone Python toolbox for neural data analysis. Its core features five versatile timeseries objects from Pandas library, allowing it the versatility to be used with most raw neuroscience data types and produce some common analysis forms.

Proper citation: Pynapple (RRID:SCR_023312) Copy   

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https://github.com/ntorquet/lmt_toolkit_analysis

Open source web application created to analyze Live Mouse Tracker data easily and intuitively. Used to check reliability and to make some analysis of data from Live Mouse Tracker experiments. LMT stores data in SQLite files that requires some computer skills, but LMT-toolkit makes it easy to compute and extract behavioral profiles for each animal tested following step-by-step process.

Proper citation: Live Mouse Tracker Toolkit Analysis (RRID:SCR_024592) Copy   

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

Project features single board real time input/output system including touch sensing joysticks to quantify mouse forelimb trajectories with micron millisecond spatiotemporal resolution, which resolves mouse forelimb kinematics and further allows extraction of primitives. Joystick increases spatial precision, and reduces displacement force. Joystick is then integrated into automated home cage system to train mice in center out reach task.

Proper citation: RodentJoystick (RRID:SCR_023482) Copy   

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

Project related to neural data analysis. Provides open-source and reproducible software suite that benchmarks performance of automated spike sorting algorithms across extensive, curated database of ground truth electrophysiological recordings, displaying results interactively on continuously updating website.

Proper citation: Spike Forest project (RRID:SCR_021472) Copy   

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

Project related to preprocessing of images. Provieds software Python tool to processes raw macaque fMRI images using algorithms embedded in automatic pipeline.

Proper citation: Pypreclin project (RRID:SCR_021473) Copy   

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https://edspace.american.edu/openbehavior/project/mne-scan/

Project related to real time acquisition and processing of electrophysiological data.Provides software tool for acquisition and processing of electrophysiological data.

Proper citation: MNE Scan project (RRID:SCR_021470) Copy   

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