Behavior Recognition

Aim

To active the functions Rat Behavior Recognition and Mouse Behavior Recognition.

For the list of behaviors recognized with these functions, see Behavior Recognition: Data, performance and accuracy

Prerequisites

▪You have the Rat/Mouse Behavior Recognition module.

Procedure

1.Choose Setup > Experiment Settings.

2.Under Subjects, choose 1.

3.Under Tracked Features, select Center-point, nose-point and tail-base detection.

4.Under Body Point Detection Technique, select Contour-based.

5.Under Analysis options, select Behavior recognition and choose the function Rat Behavior Recognition or Mouse Behavior Recognition.

6.Select the options that apply (see below).

Options

▪Feeder. Select this if you want to analyze eating behavior at the feeder. In the Arena Settings, you must draw a zone over the feeder.

▪Drinking bottle. Select this if you want to detect drinking. In the Arena Settings, you must draw a point over the tip of each drinking bottle spout.

▪Arena walls. To have EthoVision XT discriminate between rearing to the walls and rearing unsupported. In the Arena Settings, you must draw a zone over the walls.

See Zones and points for Behavior recognition

▪Settings (for Mouse Behavior Recognition). When you select Mouse Behavior Recognition, click the Settings button and select the options that apply to your setup:

▪Select Bedding present if the cage includes bedding material ad you want to detect digging behavior.

▪Select Food available if there is food for the mice and you want to detect eating behavior.

Next steps

1.in the Arena Settings, draw the zones important for behavior recognition. See Zones and points for Behavior recognition

2.In the Detection Settings, set a sample rate between 25 and 31 samples per second, and specify the Detection settings for Behavior recognition.

3.Run your trials.