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Gemvid, an open source, modular, automated activity recording system for rats using digital video |
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| Authors: | Jean-Etienne Poirrier Laurent Poirrier Pierre Leprince Pierre Maquet |
| Institution: | 1. Cyclotron Research Center, University of Liege, Allee du 6 Aout, 8 (B30), 4000, Liege, Belgium 2. Centre for Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology, University of Liege, Avenue de l'H?pital, 1 (B36), 4000, Liege, Belgium 3. Applied Sciences Faculty, University of Liege, Chemin des Chevreuils, 1 (B52), 4000, Liege, Belgium |
| Abstract: | BackgroundMeasurement of locomotor activity is a valuable tool for analysing factors influencing behaviour and for investigating brain function. Several methods have been described in the literature for measuring the amount of animal movement but most are flawed or expensive. Here, we describe an open source, modular, low-cost, user-friendly, highly sensitive, non-invasive system that records all the movements of a rat in its cage. |
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