TY - JOUR
T1 - A new automated method for detection and recording of animal moving path
AU - Kao, Shih Dean
AU - Shaw, Fu Zen
AU - Young, Ming Shing
AU - Jan, Gwo Jen
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors would like to thank Professor D.P. Wolfer from the University of Ziirich-Irchel, Department of Anatomy, (Switzerland) for support of the TRACK-ANALYZER program. Our sincere thanks must also go to Professor P.C. Cheng, Department of Electrical Engineering, State University of New York at Buffalo, who performed the final correction and proof reading of this paper. This research work was supported by the National Science Council under Grant NSC 84-2213-E-002.08 I.
PY - 1995/12
Y1 - 1995/12
N2 - A new electronic system has been developed to trace the location and movement of small animals in an open-field environment. The system, incorporated with a conventional touch panel position sensor (TPPS) and an IBM AT compatible computer, automatically digitizes and records the moving path of the animal. The detection principle of the TPPS is based on the pressure effect. Whenever an animal is put on the TPPS, the location of the animal can be detected. The personal computer system is in corporate to record the locomotion data of the animal. The system described here is shown to be a reliable and accurate tool to record the moving path of an animal. This measurement did not require extra light or other stimuli, and the apparatus is low priced, and simple to build up and user friendly.
AB - A new electronic system has been developed to trace the location and movement of small animals in an open-field environment. The system, incorporated with a conventional touch panel position sensor (TPPS) and an IBM AT compatible computer, automatically digitizes and records the moving path of the animal. The detection principle of the TPPS is based on the pressure effect. Whenever an animal is put on the TPPS, the location of the animal can be detected. The personal computer system is in corporate to record the locomotion data of the animal. The system described here is shown to be a reliable and accurate tool to record the moving path of an animal. This measurement did not require extra light or other stimuli, and the apparatus is low priced, and simple to build up and user friendly.
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U2 - 10.1016/0165-0270(95)00112-3
DO - 10.1016/0165-0270(95)00112-3
M3 - Article
C2 - 8788065
AN - SCOPUS:0029565229
SN - 0165-0270
VL - 63
SP - 205
EP - 209
JO - Journal of Neuroscience Methods
JF - Journal of Neuroscience Methods
IS - 1-2
ER -