Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Mouse Behavior Tracker: An economical method for tracking behavior in home cages.
- Journal:
- BioTechniques
- Year:
- 2017
- Authors:
- Tungtur, Sudheer K et al.
- Affiliation:
- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology
- Species:
- rodent
Abstract
Analysis of mouse behavior often requires expensive equipment and transfer of the mice to new test environments, which could trigger confounding behavior alterations. Here, we describe a system for tracking mouse behavior in home cages using a low-cost USB webcam and free software (Fiji and wrMTrck). We demonstrate the effectiveness of this method by tracking differences in distance traveled, speed, and movement tracks between wild-type mice and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) model mice (SOD1G93A).
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