An assistive computer vision tool to automatically detect changes in fish behavior in response to ambient odor.

ABSTRACT: The analysis of fish behavior in response to odor stimulation is a crucial component of the general study of cross-modal sensory integration in vertebrates. In zebrafish, the centrifugal pathway runs between the olfactory bulb and the neural retina, originating at the terminalis neuron in the olfactory bulb. Any changes in the ambient odor of a fish's environment warrant a change in visual sensitivity and can trigger mating-like behavior in males due to increased GnRH signaling in the terminalis neuron. Behavioral experiments to study this phenomenon are commonly conducted in a controlled environment where a video of the fish is recorded over time before and after the application of chemicals to the water. Given the subtleties of behavioral change, trained biologists are currently required

SUBMITTER: Banerjee S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7806584 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature