Development of an immersive virtual reality system for mice

Norihiro Katayama, Keita Hidaka, Akihiro Karashima, Mitsuyuki Nakao

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Abstract

An immersive virtual reality system for mice was developed for simultaneous recordings of behavior and electrophysiological signals. The system is composed of a spherical treadmill, a curved screen which covers almost completely the field of view of the mouse, a light-scattering mirror system, a DLP projector, a reward supplying system, and a virtual environment simulator. A mouse is set on the apex of the spherical treadmill under head-restrained condition and can freely move the sphere by its limbs. The field of view in the virtual environment is projected on the screen and updated in real time in response to the movement of the mouse. We recorded electroencephalographic (EEG) signal from cerebral cortex of a mouse freely behaving in a virtual environment. It was found that the pattern of EEG changed over time and was strongly correlated with the behavior of the mouse in the virtual environment.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2012 Proceedings of SICE Annual Conference, SICE 2012
PublisherSociety of Instrument and Control Engineers (SICE)
Pages791-794
Number of pages4
ISBN (Print)9781467322591
Publication statusPublished - 2012
Event2012 51st Annual Conference on of the Society of Instrument and Control Engineers of Japan, SICE 2012 - Akita, Japan
Duration: 2012 Aug 202012 Aug 23

Publication series

NameProceedings of the SICE Annual Conference

Conference

Conference2012 51st Annual Conference on of the Society of Instrument and Control Engineers of Japan, SICE 2012
Country/TerritoryJapan
CityAkita
Period12/8/2012/8/23

Keywords

  • Behavior
  • Brain
  • Electroencephalography
  • Free-moving
  • Locomotion
  • Virtual reality

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