Stytra: An open-source, integrated system for stimulation, tracking and closed-loop behavioral experiments.

ABSTRACT: We present Stytra, a flexible, open-source software package, written in Python and designed to cover all the general requirements involved in larval zebrafish behavioral experiments. It provides timed stimulus presentation, interfacing with external devices and simultaneous real-time tracking of behavioral parameters such as position, orientation, tail and eye motion in both freely-swimming and head-restrained preparations. Stytra logs all recorded quantities, metadata, and code version in standardized formats to allow full provenance tracking, from data acquisition through analysis to publication. The package is modular and expandable for different experimental protocols and setups. Current releases can be found at https://github.com/portugueslab/stytra. We also provide complete documenta

SUBMITTER: Stih V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6472806 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature