A simple video position-digitizer for studying animal movement patterns.
A simple video position-digitizer has been developed for studying the movement patterns of small animals. This report provides a complete procedure for constructing the circuit, which when used in conjunction with a conventional video camera and an IBM PC compatible computer, automatically digitizes and records the path of a dark animal against a light colored background for relatively long periods of time.
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Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, University of Kansas, Lawrence 66045.
Bell
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D000818:Animals; D004175:Diptera; D004330:Drosophila; D007313:Insecta / Q000502:physiology*; D009043:Motor Activity; D011589:Psychology, Experimental / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted; D013690:Television / Q000295:instrumentation*