Deconstructing adult zebrafish behavior with swim trace visualizations

Jonathan M. Cachat, Adam Stewart, Eli Utterback, Evan Kyzar, Peter C. Hart, Dillon Carlos, Siddharth Gaikwad, Molly Hook, Kathryn Rhymes, Allan V. Kalueff

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Abstract

Three-dimensional reconstruction is a method of qualifying the behavioral activity of several animals including mice, rats, and zebrafish. This method allows for measuring behavioral endpoint data on two types of tracking planes (temporal and spatial). Temporal tracking measures the activity of a subject across time while spatial tracking measures the activity of a subject in a specific area of the experimental arena as such. Data representation over 3D visual trajectory reconstruction is a robustly advantageous method of behavioral phenotyping. Digital video-tracking and analysis eliminates the inaccuracies of manual tracking and allows for improved investigation of behavioral activity at specific points in time or specific areas of the tracking arena.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationZebrafish Neurobehavioral Protocols
EditorsAllan Kalueff, Jonathan Cachat
Pages191-201
Number of pages11
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2011
Externally publishedYes

Publication series

NameNeuromethods
Volume51
ISSN (Print)0893-2336
ISSN (Electronic)1940-6045

Keywords

  • 3D reconstruction
  • affective behaviors
  • behavioral endpoints
  • novel tank test
  • video-tracking technology
  • Zebrafish

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