Ethoscopes: An open platform for high-throughput ethomics

Quentin Geissmann; Luis Garcia Rodriguez; Esteban J. Beckwith; Alice S. French; Arian R. Jamasb; Giorgio F. Gilestro

doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.2003026

Ethoscopes: An open platform for high-throughput ethomics

Quentin Geissmann, Luis Garcia Rodriguez, Esteban J. Beckwith, Alice S. French, Arian R. Jamasb, Giorgio F. Gilestro^*

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Abstract

Here, we present the use of ethoscopes, which are machines for high-throughput analysis of behavior in Drosophila and other animals. Ethoscopes provide a software and hardware solution that is reproducible and easily scalable. They perform, in real-time, tracking and profiling of behavior by using a supervised machine learning algorithm, are able to deliver behaviorally triggered stimuli to flies in a feedback-loop mode, and are highly customizable and open source. Ethoscopes can be built easily by using 3D printing technology and rely on Raspberry Pi microcomputers and Arduino boards to provide affordable and flexible hardware. All software and construction specifications are available at http://lab.gilest.ro/ethoscope.

Original language	English
Article number	e2003026
Journal	PLoS Biology
Volume	15
Issue	10
ISSN	1544-9173
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.2003026
Publication status	Published - 19 Oct 2017
Externally published	Yes

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