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

Portal provides system capable of frame differencing, color tracking, marker tracking, face detection, eye tracking, person detection (with TensorFlow Lite), and more. Supports very easy to use GUI, the OpenMV IDE.

Proper citation: OpenMV project (RRID:SCR_021579) Copy   

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

Portal provides open source circuit for microwire tetrode gold plating. Circuit includes impedance meter and current generator for tetrode gold plating. Developed by University of Toyama scientist.

Proper citation: Tetroplater (RRID:SCR_021578) Copy   

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

Portal provides open hardware used in labs for administering picoliters of liquid to biological samples. Pressure ejection system developed by University of Sussex scientist for reliably delivering picolitre volumes.

Proper citation: OpenSpritzer (RRID:SCR_021575) Copy   

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https://edspace.american.edu/openbehavior/project/pulse-pal/

Portal provides open source, low cost, programmable pulse train generator for physiology and behavior. Device allows users to create and trigger software defined trains of voltage pulses with high temporal precision. Arduino powered device that generates precise sequences of voltage pulses for neural stimulation and stimulus control. Controlled either through its APIs in MATLAB, Python and C plus plus, or as stand-alone instrument using its oLED screen and clickable thumb joystick.

Proper citation: Pulse Pal project (RRID:SCR_021576) Copy   

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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://ethowatcher.paginas.ufsc.br/

Software tool for behavioral and video tracking analysis in laboratory animals. Used to support detailed ethography, video tracking, and extraction of kinematic variables from digital video files of laboratory animals.

Proper citation: EthoWatcher (RRID:SCR_021504) 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/autonomous-training-forelimb-motor-task/

Portal related to individualized tracking of self directed motor learning in group housed mice performing skilled lever positioning task in home cage. Provides system for fully autonomous training of group housed mice on forelimb motor task. Task is run and controlled by Raspberry Pi microcomputer, which allows for cages to be monitored remotely through active internet connection. System was developed by University of Ottawa scientists.

Proper citation: Autonomous Training of a Forelimb Motor Task project (RRID:SCR_021562) Copy   

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

Portal provides open source and affordable microscope experimental setup device based on Raspberry Pi, Arduino microcontroller and off-the-shelf electronic components. System design is based on 3D-printed mainframe, Raspberry Pi computer, and high definition camera system as well as Arduino based optical and thermal control circuits. All functions of FlyPi can be controlled through custom written graphical user interface.

Proper citation: FlyPi (RRID:SCR_021563) Copy   

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https://edspace.american.edu/openbehavior/project/teensy-based-interface/

Portal provides Teensy-Based Interface system. System includes Teensy 3.2 microcontroller based interface that is easily programmable, and offers high speed, precisely timed behavioral data acquisition and digital and analog outputs for controlling sCMOS cameras and other devices. Developed by Boston University scientists.

Proper citation: Teensy-Based Interface project (RRID:SCR_021560) Copy   

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

Portal provides head fixed behavioral environment that uses lightweight physical maze floating on air table that moves around animals body under direct control of animal itself.

Proper citation: Airtrack (RRID:SCR_021561) Copy   

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https://edspace.american.edu/openbehavior/project/diy-rodent-running-disk/

Portal related to Rodent Running Disk. Provided Rodent Running Disk was developed by University of California, Berkeley scientist. Acrylic disk mounted to optical encoder to achieve fast locomotion decoding.

Proper citation: DIY Rodent Running Disk (RRID:SCR_021558) Copy   

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

Portal related to signal generation. Provided system was developed by Columbia University scientists. System includes signal generator for scientific applications which generates digital or true analog signals (sine waves, step functions, and pulse trains) and can be controlled with intuitive serial monitor interface.

Proper citation: SignalBuddy (RRID:SCR_021553) 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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