Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Neuropsychiatric Modulation and Collaborative Innovation Center for Brain Science, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Brain Connectome and Behavior, CAS Center for Excellence in Brain Science and Intelligence Technology, the Brain Cognition and Brain Disease Institute, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 518055, China.
University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China.
Neurosci Bull. 2021 Jun;37(6):815-830. doi: 10.1007/s12264-021-00661-4. Epub 2021 Mar 31.
Key requirements of successful animal behavior research in the laboratory are robustness, objectivity, and high throughput, which apply to both the recording and analysis of behavior. Many automatic methods of monitoring animal behavior meet these requirements. However, they usually depend on high-performing hardware and sophisticated software, which may be expensive. Here, we describe an automatic infrared behavior-monitor (AIBM) system based on an infrared touchscreen frame. Using this, animal positions can be recorded and used for further behavioral analysis by any PC supporting touch events. This system detects animal behavior in real time and gives closed-loop feedback using relatively low computing resources and simple algorithms. The AIBM system automatically records and analyzes multiple types of animal behavior in a highly efficient, unbiased, and low-cost manner.
实验室中成功进行动物行为研究的关键要求是稳健性、客观性和高通量，这既适用于行为的记录，也适用于行为的分析。许多自动监测动物行为的方法都满足这些要求。然而，它们通常依赖于高性能的硬件和复杂的软件，这可能是昂贵的。在这里，我们描述了一种基于红外触摸屏框架的自动红外行为监测器（AIBM）系统。使用这个系统，动物的位置可以被记录下来，并通过任何支持触摸事件的 PC 进行进一步的行为分析。该系统实时检测动物行为，并使用相对较少的计算资源和简单的算法提供闭环反馈。AIBM 系统以高效、无偏和低成本的方式自动记录和分析多种类型的动物行为。
