Ethoscopes: An open platform for high-throughput ethomics

Publishing date: 2017-10-19

Published on: PLOS Biology

summary: This design is a rig for high-throughput behavioural experiments with genetically amenable model species such as fruit flies. At its core, it is a webcam (RPi camera) focussed at a set of interchangable behavioural arena arrays for parallel recording of multiple aninals at once. Laden with a light zapper for optogenetics, and a nice networking interface for controlling multiple units from a remote computer this looks like a great tool for high throughput ethomics!

authors: Quentin Geissmann, Luis Garcia Rodriguez, Esteban J. Beckwith, Alice S. French, Arian R. Jamasb, Giorgio F. Gilestro

link to paper: 10.1371/journal.pbio.2003026

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