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First Annual Virtual Conference

Successful BehaviorCloud virtual conference highlighted new tech in behavioral research. Congrats to Rachel Chen for her award. Join us for next year's event!

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Qualitative Methods

Remember when life wasn't digital? Today we rely on the internet for almost everything. Yet, many research tools lag behind our daily tech. With many being costly, restrictive, and complicated, there's a growing demand among professionals for accessible, efficient, and global research solutions.

Chloe Christoforou, M.S.

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Zebrafish Models in Behavioral Neuroscience

Zebrafish are gaining traction in behavioral neuroscience research. These transparent embryos offer clear insights into internal functions. With rapid development, lifespan studies are efficient. Their suitability for genetic studies further aids in understanding behavior's biological foundations.

Grant Berliner

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How I learned to stop worrying and love the cloud

Fear of change hinders adopting efficient tools like cloud computing. Widely used in daily life & business, why not leverage its benefits in research too?

Chloe Christoforou, M.S.

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Our New Look

Exciting updates coming to BehaviorCloud! A fresh design, better usability, and more features. Thanks to our partners at Zoco Design. Stay tuned and check out our site for previews.

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24-hour Home Cage Monitoring

Unbiased rodent activity monitoring in home cages. No intervention, extended 24/7 insights. Ideal for rhythms, toxicology, treatments, and genotypic studies.

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Iron Deficiency and Neurodevelopment

Iron deficiency affects 2 billion people. Aalborg University's recent study delves into the optimal periods for iron supplementation during development.

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Open Field Analysis - Video vs. Photobeam

Open field tests in rodents measure locomotion, anxiety, and novelty responses. Activity metrics and positional preferences, like center vs. periphery durations, are analyzed, with more wall-bound behavior indicating higher anxiety levels.

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Animal Behavior Conferences for 2019

March kicks off 2019's conference season! Explore behavior conferences on our list. Share which ones your lab is joining!

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Controversies of the Elevated Plus Maze

Missed our Spring webinar on Elevated Plus Maze controversies? Watch now to dive into testing methods and debated topics with experts Christoforou & Bedrosian.

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Human Behavior Research

BehaviorCloud excels in video analysis of human behavior, serving diverse professions. It's the top mobile solution for easy data collection and analysis.

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Launching Maze Sales

Shop now at BehaviorCloud's new online store for rodent mazes and behavioral equipment, compatible with advanced video analysis tools. Elevate your research.

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Photobeam Activity Systems, Transformed

Kicking off the New Year with exciting news! Introducing our cloud-connected instruments with San Diego Instruments. Upgrade your SDI Photobeam Activity System with BehaviorCloud's modern, collaborative features. Dive into a seamless research experience!

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The Cloud-Connected Lab

Computerized animal behavior data tools improve speed & reproducibility but lag in cloud integration. Unlike modern systems, data often stays on local devices.

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BehaviorCloud Protocols - Morris water maze

The Morris water maze is a widely-used tool for assessing rodent spatial learning & memory. Using cues, rodents locate a submerged platform in a pool. Performance measures include escape latency, swim distance, and time in the correct quadrant. Post-training, a probe trial can assess memory retention.

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BehaviorCloud Protocols - Barnes maze

Barnes maze tests spatial learning in rodents. Using a lit platform with holes, one leading to escape, rodents use cues to find it. Performance metrics include escape time and route accuracy.

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BehaviorCloud Protocols - Novel Object Recognition

Novel object recognition tests memory in lab rodents. After initial habituation, they explore two identical objects. Later, one changes; more time with the new object indicates better recall

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Video Upload

Uploading videos for analysis has never been easier on BehaviorCloud. While our Camera app remains perfect for live trials, our new feature now allows you to upload pre-recorded videos for efficient analysis. Quickly calibrate, upload, and generate insightful data in just a few steps.

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Introducing Manual Scoring

BehaviorCloud offers advanced auto-tracking for animal movement and a user-friendly interface for manual scoring of complex behaviors like social interactions.

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Manual Scoring and Observation

Computer vision aids neuroscience, but some behaviors need manual scoring. BehaviorCloud introduces a user-friendly manual observation tool, accessible anywhere. Perfect for collaboration and secure storage. Ideal for advanced behavioral studies.

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BehaviorCloud Protocols - Y Maze

Y maze (or T maze) assesses rodent working memory. With three enclosed arms, sequence of visits shows preference for new paths, indicating cognitive strengths.

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BehaviorCloud Protocols - Open Field Test

Open field tests measure rodent anxiety & locomotion. Preferring enclosure, they explore the periphery. Time in center & distance traveled provide key insights.

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Collaboration on the cloud

Traditional animal behavior research tools limit data sharing. Cloud streaming boosts real-time collaboration globally, as seen in genomics. Neuroscience next?

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Homecage Behavior Analysis with BehaviorCloud

Rodent behavior analysis, typically short-term, faces variability. Experts recommend long-term home cage observation to supplement traditional test methods.

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Visualizing BehaviorCloud Data for Publication

Publishing behavioral data? Consider visually striking representations beyond standard graphs. BehaviorCloud offers unique visuals. Dive into how to utilize raw XY data for a contour plot in R in our latest post.

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BehaviorCloud Protocols - Elevated Plus Maze

Elevated plus maze tests rodent anxiety levels. With two open & enclosed arms, time spent in open arms indicates anxiety. BehaviorCloud simplifies EPM for drug effects.

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Introducing the BehaviorCloud Blog

Revolutionize research with BehaviorCloud Blog: offering practical advice & expert tips in behavioral assays, bridging knowledge gaps for faster discoveries.

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