@OpenBehavior

OpenBehavior provides a centralized repository of open-source tools specific for behavioral neuroscience research [email protected]

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Joined September 2016
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Excited to share another #opensource tool from the lab! We have been using this set up to do awake head-fixed scans without the need for any anesthesia on the day of the scans! Now working on integrating licking behaviour and linear treadmill operandum! @OpenBehavior
bioRxiv Neuroscience@biorxiv_neursci20 Oct 2025
A simple, open-source restraint system for magnetic resonance imaging in awake rats biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/… #biorxiv_neursci

A simple, open-source restraint system for magnetic resonance imaging in awake rats

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a critical tool for translational neuroscience, offering cross-species insights into brain structure and function; however, its application in preclinical research...

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DeepOF (Deep Open Field) processes DeepLabCut/SLEAP data using supervised and unsupervised annotation pipelines and using SHAP for interpretability. Read about it in this month's post on OpenBehavior: edspace.american.edu/openbeh… #OpenSource #Neuroscience #DeepLearning
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We will be posting less frequently going forward. Funding for our project from the NSF has completed. We will proceed as we first did with this project, with a more grass roots approach involving undergraduates at American University in creating content for our website.
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If you have a project that you would like us to post about, please reach out to us at [email protected].
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The Neuroscience Dept at American University is hiring for a tenure-track position at the Assistant level and with expertise in Computational Neuroscience. Apply by Sep 15: american.wd1.myworkdayjobs.c… #FacultyJobs #AcademicJob #Neuroscience #CompNeuro #AI #ComputationalPsychiatry
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Pre-print alert: The Crunchometer is a low-cost, open-source technology that uses bite sound to democratize the microstructural analysis of feeding bouts on solid food The Crunchometer: A Low-Cost, Open-Source Acoustic Analysis of Feeding Microstructure biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/…

The Crunchometer: A Low-Cost, Open-Source Acoustic Analysis of Feeding Microstructure

Elucidating the neuronal circuits that govern appetite requires a detailed analysis of the microstructure of solid food consumption. A significant barrier in this field is that existing techniques...

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@byneuron31 Jul 2025
🧵 I’m excited to announce that the 2025 LabGym Symposium & Tutorial will be held online via Zoom on Friday, August 22, 2025. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn about cutting-edge AI-based behavioral analysis! lsi.umich.edu/events/2025-08… 1/

LabGym Symposium

LabGym is a free software suite for automated video analysis and quantification of animal behavior. LabGym has now been downloaded over 55,000 times from GitHub in just about two years. The 2024...

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Getting advanced video analysis tools like SLEAP, DeepEthogram, and A-SOID to work can be tricky! Our team figured out some key steps and fixes. Check out our detailed setup guide: edspace.american.edu/openbeh… #OpenScience #Neuroscience
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What's hot in open-source neuroscience for 2025? This week's post on OpenBehavior reviews projects of interest to the followers of our blog in the first half of 2025. Check it out: edspace.american.edu/openbeh… #opensource #neuroscience
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#eNeuro | Adapt-A-Maze: An Open-Source Adaptable and Automated Rodent Behavior Maze System doi.org/10.1523/ENEURO.0138-…

Adapt-A-Maze: An Open-Source Adaptable and Automated Rodent Behavior Maze System

Mazes are a fundamental and widespread tool in behavior and systems neuroscience research in rodents, especially in spatial navigation and spatial memory investigations in ad libitum behaving...

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Real-time ArUco tracking is available in Bonsai but has some limitations. The OB team developed a Python/OpenCV program for robust offline analysis, that provides full position and rotation information. Read about it in this week's post: edspace.american.edu/openbeh… #Neuroscience
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Ray Shen, a student at the University of Maryland, developed the program as part of summer research with the OB team. You can access his code here: github.com/LaubachLab/ArUco-…

GitHub - LaubachLab/ArUco-tracker: A Python program using OpenCV for offline analysis of ArUco...

A Python program using OpenCV for offline analysis of ArUco markers recorded Bonsai - LaubachLab/ArUco-tracker

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Thomas Akam (U Oxford) developed an active commutator that auto-rotates to prevent twisting of cables for neural recordings from freely moving subjects. Read about it in this week's post on OpenBehavior. #Electrophysiology #OpenScience #Neuroscience edspace.american.edu/openbeh…
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Our latest post highlights a simple, open-source #Arduino device developed by Jason Blackmer from the Laubach Lab that displays trial numbers in your video recordings. It makes finding trials a breeze! edspace.american.edu/openbeh… #OpenScience #Neuroscience #LabHacks
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Design files for the Arduino counter are available on the Laubach Lab's GitHub at github.com/LaubachLab/arduin…

GitHub - LaubachLab/arduino_counter: A simple device for displaying trial number in video recordi...

A simple device for displaying trial number in video recordings of operant experiments - LaubachLab/arduino_counter

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This week's post on OpenBehavior reviews available #opensource tools for imaging, including for microscopy, calcium imaging, and integrating behavior with imaging. From UCLA Miniscope to PyPhotometry, see what's making an impact! 👇 #Neuroscience edspace.american.edu/openbeh…
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This week's post on OpenBehavior reviews our posts over the years on #opensource tools for neural recordings & analysis, including a motorized swivel, Pynapple, & Open Ephys. #Neuroscience #Electrophysiology #OpenScience edspace.american.edu/openbeh…
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Researchers have developed a chronic EMG implant for the diaphragm in freely behaving rats. It is low-cost, quick to build, and fully documented. Read about it in this week's post on OpenBehavior. @streeter_kristi @LabDale #opensource #neuroscience edspace.american.edu/openbeh…
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This summer, we're working on documenting setups and protocols for using popular tools such as SLEAP, Bonsai, & ArUco marker tracking. You can read about our plans in this week's post and stay tuned for updates over the summer! #OpenScience #Neuroscience edspace.american.edu/openbeh…
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