An inexpensive sub-millisecond system for walking measurements of small animals based on optical computer mouse technology

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 161, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 55-61

  Lott, Gus K ^a   Rosen, Merri J ^a   Hoy, Ronald R ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

ADNS; Camera; Cheap; Data acquisition; Microcontroller; Optical mouse; Ormia ochracea; Simultaneous stimulus

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; COMPUTER MOUSE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; ORMIA OCHRACEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SENSORY STIMULATION; WALKING;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MICE; MODELS, ANIMAL; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TIME FACTORS; WALKING;

EID: 33847422289     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2006.10.007     Document Type: Article

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