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Research applications for EthoVision XT

EthoVision XT is a thoroughly validated video tracker which can be used for rodents, fish, insects and other animals. It also serves as the engine for our hardware solutions such as DanioVision and the PhenoTyper; flexible observation cages to take your research even further.

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Applications of EthoVision XT

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Anxiety & fear

Many psychiatric illnesses are depression- or anxiety-related disorders. Behavioral tests with rodents are crucial to get insights on the underlying mechanisms and eventually find new treatments.
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Imaging & optogenetics

Optogenetics is a method to specifically activate or even inhibit small groups of neurons with light. By assessing the effect of this stimulation on animal behavior, one can gain insight into neuronal functioning.
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General locomotor activity

Video tracking recognizes your animal from a live video feed or video file and is able to track its movement or activity. For objective data collection, video tracking software is a must.
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Learning & memory

There is a wide range of well-validated paradigms available for testing cognition. Studies focus on different types of learning and memory, such as spatial memory, long-term, short-term, and working memory.
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Long-term behavioral testing

Long-term behavioral testing is ideal to monitor the daily rhythm, activity patterns, stereotypic and epileptic behavior, or eating and drinking behavior of your lab animal over a consecutive period of time.
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Social behaviors

The study of social interaction between two or more animals is an interesting model for studying schooling or shoaling, or for modeling disorders that affect social behavior, such as schizophrenia and autism.

EthoVision XT: Flexible tracking for all

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EthoVision® XT is used in many research domains to discover the mechanisms, therapies and solutions for neurological disorders such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and Autism Spectrum disorders, but also in addiction research and many other fields that can benefit from behavioral data.

EthoVision XT can track anything:

  • Rodents
  • Fish
  • Insects
  • Livestock
  • Arthropods

Your essential research toolkit

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.

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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.

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What are the benefits of EthoVision XT?

EthoVision XT is made for researchers, by researchers. It saves time and gets you the results you want (and need) with ease. Designed to be at the core of your lab, EthoVision XT offers integration of data and automation of behavioral experiments with any animal. Click the button below to learn about the benefits of EthoVision XT.

Benefits

What does EthoVision cost?

EthoVision XT comes in three packages adapted to your needs and price point. This means that there is always an EthoVision that works for you. From simple tests to large multi-system setups. Click the button below to find the ideal package for you.

Pricing

How do I use EthoVision XT?

Start your experiment in EthoVision XT from scratch or save time by using one of the predefined templates. Starting an experiment from scratch is also easy. Answer a couple of questions and EthoVision XT adjusts all the settings for you. Click the button below to learn how to set up your system.

System setup

All I need to know about EthoVision XT

EthoVision XT has been cited in tens of thousands of publications, in a great variety of studies, from cognition, learning and memory to emotional and social behavior, stress, anxiety, fear and many more. Click on the button below for more in-depth information on how EthoVision XT.

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