Multimodal functional analysis platform: 3. Spherical treadmill system for small animals

Norihiro Katayama, Mitsuyuki Nakao, Tetsu Tanaka, Makoto Osanai, Hajime Mushiake

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Abstract

In the application of advanced neuroscience techniques including optogenetics to small awake animals, it is often necessary to restrict the animal’s movements. A spherical treadmill is a beneficial option that enables virtual locomotion of body- or head-restrained small animals. Besides, it has a wide application range, including virtual reality experiments. This chapter describes the fundamentals of a spherical treadmill for researchers who want to start experiments with it. First, we describe the physical aspect of a spherical treadmill based on the simple mechanical analysis. Next, we explain the basics of data logging and preprocessing for behavioral analysis. We also provide simple computer programs that work for the purpose.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
PublisherSpringer
Pages493-500
Number of pages8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2021

Publication series

NameAdvances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
Volume1293
ISSN (Print)0065-2598
ISSN (Electronic)2214-8019

Keywords

  • Behavioral analysis
  • Data logger
  • Effective mass
  • Passive treadmill
  • Processing
  • Python
  • Resampling
  • Smoothing
  • Spherical treadmill
  • Virtual reality

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