A cost-effective high-throughput digital system for observation and acquisition of animal behavioral data

Farrimond, J., Hill, A. J., Jones, N., Stephens, G. J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8966-4238, Whalley, B. J. and Williams, C. M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4452-671X (2009) A cost-effective high-throughput digital system for observation and acquisition of animal behavioral data. Behavior Research Methods, 41 (2). pp. 446-451. ISSN 1554-351X doi: 10.3758/BRM.41.2.446

Abstract/Summary

We have designed and implemented a low-cost digital system using closed-circuit television cameras coupled to a digital acquisition system for the recording of in vivo behavioral data in rodents and for allowing observation and recording of more than 10 animals simultaneously at a reduced cost, as compared with commercially available solutions. This system has been validated using two experimental rodent models: one involving chemically induced seizures and one assessing appetite and feeding. We present observational results showing comparable or improved levels of accuracy and observer consistency between this new system and traditional methods in these experimental models, discuss advantages of the presented system over conventional analog systems and commercially available digital systems, and propose possible extensions to the system and applications to nonrodent studies.

Item Type	Article
URI	https://reading-clone.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/1758
Identification Number/DOI	10.3758/BRM.41.2.446
Refereed	Yes
Divisions	Life Sciences > School of Chemistry, Food and Pharmacy > School of Pharmacy > Division of Pharmacology Interdisciplinary Research Centres (IDRCs) > Centre for Integrative Neuroscience and Neurodynamics (CINN) Life Sciences > School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences > Neuroscience
Uncontrolled Keywords	Animals Automation
Publisher	Psychonomic Society
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