GoFish: a low-cost, open-source platform for closed-loop behavioural experiments on fish
Fish are the most species-rich vertebrate group, displaying vast ecological, anatomical and behavioural diversity, and therefore are of major interest for the study of behaviour and its evolution. However, with respect to other vertebrates, fish are relatively underrepresented in psychological and c...
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| author | Ajuwon, V Cruz, BF Carriço, P Kacelnik, A Monteiro, T |
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| description | Fish are the most species-rich vertebrate group, displaying vast ecological, anatomical and behavioural diversity, and therefore are of major interest for the study of behaviour and its evolution. However, with respect to other vertebrates, fish are relatively underrepresented in psychological and cognitive research. A greater availability of easily accessible, flexible, open-source experimental platforms that facilitate the automation of task control and data acquisition may help to reduce this bias and improve the scalability and refinement of behavioural experiments in a range of different fish species. Here we present <i>GoFish</i>, a fully automated platform for behavioural experiments in aquatic species. <i>GoFish</i> includes real-time video tracking of subjects, presentation of stimuli in a computer screen, an automatic feeder device, and closed-loop control of task contingencies and data acquisition. The design and software components of the platform are freely available, while the hardware is open-source and relatively inexpensive. The control software, <i>Bonsai</i>, is designed to facilitate rapid development of task workflows and is supported by a growing community of users. As an illustration and test of its use, we present the results of two experiments on discrimination learning, reversal, and choice in goldfish (<i>Carassius auratus</i>). <i>GoFish</i> facilitates the automation of high-throughput protocols and the acquisition of rich behavioural data. Our platform has the potential to become a widely used tool that facilitates complex behavioural experiments in aquatic species. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:119695b5-84d3-4a03-93dc-67c29d4ba05f2024-02-02T12:26:32ZGoFish: a low-cost, open-source platform for closed-loop behavioural experiments on fishJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:119695b5-84d3-4a03-93dc-67c29d4ba05fEnglishSymplectic ElementsSpringer2023Ajuwon, VCruz, BFCarriço, PKacelnik, AMonteiro, TChampalimaud Research Scientific Hardware PlatformFish are the most species-rich vertebrate group, displaying vast ecological, anatomical and behavioural diversity, and therefore are of major interest for the study of behaviour and its evolution. However, with respect to other vertebrates, fish are relatively underrepresented in psychological and cognitive research. A greater availability of easily accessible, flexible, open-source experimental platforms that facilitate the automation of task control and data acquisition may help to reduce this bias and improve the scalability and refinement of behavioural experiments in a range of different fish species. Here we present <i>GoFish</i>, a fully automated platform for behavioural experiments in aquatic species. <i>GoFish</i> includes real-time video tracking of subjects, presentation of stimuli in a computer screen, an automatic feeder device, and closed-loop control of task contingencies and data acquisition. The design and software components of the platform are freely available, while the hardware is open-source and relatively inexpensive. The control software, <i>Bonsai</i>, is designed to facilitate rapid development of task workflows and is supported by a growing community of users. As an illustration and test of its use, we present the results of two experiments on discrimination learning, reversal, and choice in goldfish (<i>Carassius auratus</i>). <i>GoFish</i> facilitates the automation of high-throughput protocols and the acquisition of rich behavioural data. Our platform has the potential to become a widely used tool that facilitates complex behavioural experiments in aquatic species. |
| spellingShingle | Ajuwon, V Cruz, BF Carriço, P Kacelnik, A Monteiro, T GoFish: a low-cost, open-source platform for closed-loop behavioural experiments on fish |
| title | GoFish: a low-cost, open-source platform for closed-loop behavioural experiments on fish |
| title_full | GoFish: a low-cost, open-source platform for closed-loop behavioural experiments on fish |
| title_fullStr | GoFish: a low-cost, open-source platform for closed-loop behavioural experiments on fish |
| title_full_unstemmed | GoFish: a low-cost, open-source platform for closed-loop behavioural experiments on fish |
| title_short | GoFish: a low-cost, open-source platform for closed-loop behavioural experiments on fish |
| title_sort | gofish a low cost open source platform for closed loop behavioural experiments on fish |
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