Continuous Whole-Body 3D Kinematic Recordings across the Rodent Behavioral Repertoire

• Published in: Neuron (Cambridge, Mass.) Vol. 109; no. 3; pp. 420 - 437.e8
• Main Authors: Marshall, Jesse D., Aldarondo, Diego E., Dunn, Timothy W., Wang, William L., Berman, Gordon J., Ölveczky, Bence P.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 03.02.2021; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Animal models; animal tracking; Animals; autism; Behavior; Behavior, Animal - physiology; Biomechanical Phenomena - physiology; Body piercing; Cameras; computational ethology; Deep learning; Embedding; Fragile X syndrome; Grooming; Grooming - physiology; individuality; Intellectual disabilities; Kinematics; Laboratory animals; Machine learning; Mammals; Motion capture; Movement - physiology; phenotyping; Rats; Recording sessions; animal tracking; computational ethology; grooming; individuality; behavior; motion capture; phenotyping; autism

In mammalian animal models, high-resolution kinematic tracking is restricted to brief sessions in constrained environments, limiting our ability to probe naturalistic behaviors and their neural underpinnings. To address this, we developed CAPTURE (Continuous Appendicular and Postural Tracking Using...