Minotaur: animal tracking software for behavioral research

Minotaur software provides a possibility of automatic tracking of movements of a rodent (a rat or a mouse) in a labyrinth with calculation of all main statistics of activity.

It is possible to process in real time or pre-recorded video files. The multiple-factor algorithm of processing of images allows to provide high precision of tracking and quality of results of the analysis.

Main features:

• Registration of a rodent, including points of the head and the basis of a tail
• Rodent's movement parameters registration :
  • Average speed
  • The periods of an activity and the state of "fading"
  • Passed distance
  • Lookings out
  • Racks
  • Grooming
  • The detailed statistical analysis in the expert mode
• Possibility of allocation of any quantity of inspection zones with calculation of statistics on each zone and also registration of lookings out and transitions between zones
• The ability to specify the initial parameters of a rodent (color, size) to ensure more precise processing
• Possibility of processing of experiments in water labyrinths (the head and a tail are also detected)