A novel, adaptable and inexpensive computerized activity meter.
A number of activity meters ranging from fully manual to fully automated have been described. A computerized activity meter, used primarily as a rotational activity chamber, is described. This inexpensive system is built around a Commodore 64 computer interfaced through a circuit board to the meters. Each computer can run four chambers and, as a rotometer, can distinguish quarter and full turns in either direction. The system is easily adapted to record data from various behavioral chambers, including an open field with photocell beams.
D000818:Animals; D003201:Computers; D008297:Male; D008838:Microcomputers; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000502:physiology*; D011589:Psychology, Experimental / Q000295:instrumentation*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012984:Software; D013239:Stereotyped Behavior / Q000502:physiology