BehaviorMate: An <i>Intranet</i> of Things Approach for Adaptable Control of Behavioral and Navigation-Based Experiments.

ABSTRACT: Investigators conducting behavioral experiments often need precise control over the timing of the delivery of stimuli to subjects and to collect the precise times of the subsequent behavioral responses. Furthermore, investigators want fine-tuned control over how various multi-modal cues are presented. behaviorMate takes an "Intranet of Things" approach, using a networked system of hardware and software components for achieving these goals. The system outputs a file with integrated timestamp-event pairs that investigators can then format and process using their own analysis pipelines. We present an overview of the electronic components and GUI application that make up behaviorMate as well as mechanical designs for compatible experimental rigs to provide the reader with the ability to set up

SUBMITTER: Bowler JC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10729741 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature