DuoMouse (developed by Akira Tanave)
We have developed a free software program called DuoMouse for the automated HMM estimation of detailed social interaction behavior. DuoMouse is efficient software that incorporates five steps: 1) adjustment of settings for video capture, 2) recording of video data, 3) tracking from the video data, 4) HMM analysis for automated detection of behavioral states, and 5) visualization of the results. The high efficiency of this software means that application of DuoMouse in large-scale analyses of social interaction behavior will allow the rapid and reliable identification of behavioral characteristics in mice.
Arakawa et al. 1994. A male-specific QTL for social interaction behavior in mice mapped with automated pattern detection by a hidden Markov model incorporated into newly developed freeware. doi: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2014.04.012 |