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标题：Low-cost open hardware system for behavioural experiments simultaneously with electrophysiological recordings
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作者：Leandro A.A. Aguiar ; Nivaldo A P de Vasconcelos ; Gabriela Chiuffa Tunes 等
期刊名称：OpenHardwareX
印刷版ISSN：2468-0672
出版年度：2020
卷号：8
页码：1-11
DOI：10.1016/j.ohx.2020.e00132
语种：English
出版社：Elsevier
摘要：Graphical abstractDisplay OmittedAbstractA major frontier in neuroscience is to find neural correlates of perception, learning, decision making, and a variety of other types of behavior. In the last decades, modern devices allow simultaneous recordings of different operant responses and the electrical activity of large neuronal populations. However, the commercially available instruments for studying operant conditioning are expensive, and the design of low-cost chambers has emerged as an appealing alternative to resource-limited laboratories engaged in animal behavior. In this article, we provide a full description of a platform that records the operant behavior and synchronizes it with the electrophysiological activity. The programming of this platform is open source, flexible, and adaptable to a wide range of operant conditioning tasks. We also show results of operant conditioning experiments with freely moving rats with simultaneous electrophysiological recordings.
关键词：Open behavior;Operant conditioning;Reaction time;Spikes;Local field potential