Video imaging system for automated shaping and analysis of complex locomotory behavior

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 182, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 34-42

  Publicover, Nelson G ^a   Hayes, Linda J ^b   Fernando Guerrero, L ^c   Hunter Jr , Kenneth W ^d  

^a Reno   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^c Autism Spectrum Therapies   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthritis; Behavior; Locomotory; Operant conditioning; Shaping; Video imaging

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; LEARNING; LOCOMOTION; MEMORY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; VIDEORECORDING;

ANIMALS; ARTHRITIS; FEMALE; GAIT; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LOCOMOTION; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; PATTERN RECOGNITION, AUTOMATED; PHOTOGRAPHY; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 67650214682     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2009.05.016     Document Type: Article

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