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EthoVision XT in 1 minute
Over the last 25 years, EthoVision XT has evolved from video tracking software into a sophisticated, but easy to use video tracking platform. Designed to be at the core of your lab, EthoVision XT offers integration of data and automation of behavioral experiments with any animal.
Video tracking technology is versatile and we want you to have software that fits the bill for all of your experiments, from straight-forward protocols such as open field or Morris water maze testing to high-throughput protocols or the automation of optogenetics or operant conditioning tests.
"The tracking software is extraordinary! Keep the good work going. You make our lives easy and each new version of EthoVision is testimony to the fact that the company is frankly put, the best at its game in the world. We appreciate this very much!"
Dr. D. Wolmarans |North-West University, South Africa
What is video tracking? What is it used for?
Video tracking means detecting an animal in a video file or from a live video feed, distinguishing it from its background, and tracking its whereabouts and movements. This is at the core of EthoVision XT. EthoVision XT can detect activity changes at pixel-level, ideal for studying behaviors such as freezing. You can also manually or automatically score behavioral events, such as rearing or grooming.
EthoVision XT is used in many research domains of neuroscience, to discover the mechanisms, therapies and solutions for neurologicial disorders such as Alzheimers, Parkinsons and Autism Spectrum disorders, but also in addtiction research and many other fields that can benefit from behavioral data. Take a quick product tour of what EthoVision is used for and how you can effectively gather your data.
What you get out of it
As you can imagine the resulting coordinates and time stamps allow for many different kinds of analyses. EthoVision XT extracts a number of parameters (velocity, distance moved, time spent in a certain zone, and many, many more), and there are several ways to visualize your results, such as in the form of plots, graphs, tracks, and heatmaps.
Integration platform
When you define areas of interest in your arena, EthoVision XT relates movement, activity, and behavior to these zones, and use this information to base control of external equipment on. For example, drop a pellet as the mouse enters the correct arm of a radial arm maze.
EthoVision XT can also be used to integrate optogenetics, operant conditioning, and physiological data streams into your experiment.
EthoVision XT is used in over 22,000 publications. Get your free trial to try it out!
Free e-book
Want to know more about behavioral neuroscience? Check out our free downloadable e-book where we explain from A to Z why and how we measure certain behavior in rodents, what they translate to and how you can you put EthoVision XT to the most advantage in your research.
Free buyer's guide
Want to know more about the perfect video tracking setup? Already have the basics down and looking for the best solution for your behavioral research? Our video tracking buyer's guide lays out the groundwork for you and compares all the options out there on the market.
E-book download "Basic behavioral neuroscience in rodents"
Buyer's Guide download "The perfect video tracking setup"
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