Graphics and Media Lab

Video tracking for laboratory rodents

We have developed a video tracking system for behavioral analysis of laboratory rodents. Our system allows on-line and off-line tracking. For tracking we propose a new algorithm based on shape models. Shape parameters are estimated by branch-and-bound optimization in each frame independently, which guarantees robustness. Resulting tracks and other experiment data are stored in database. In an analysis module a large number of track metrics is implemented for individual and group comparison.

Demonstration of video tracking and analysis system for behavioral studies with laboratory rodents:

Team

• Anton S. Konushin, Lomonosov Moscow State University

Publications

• Ñèíäååâ , Êîíóøèí À. Îòñëåæèâàíèå êîíòóðà ëàáîðàòîðíîé ìûøè â âèäåîïîñëåäîâàòåëüíîñòè íà îñíîâå ìåòîäà âåòâåé è ãðàíèö. GraphiCon, 2010 (download)
• Lomakina-Rumyantseva E, Voronin P, Kropotov D, Vetrov D, Konushin A. Video tracking and behavior segmentation of laboratory rodents. // Pattern Recognition and Image Analysis. Pattern Recognition and Image Analysis, 2010 (download)
• Êîíóøèí À, Ëîìàêèíà-Ðóìÿíöåâà , Âåòðîâ , Âîðîíèí , Ñèíäååâ . Ñèñòåìà âèäåîíàáëþäåíèÿ çà ïîâåäåíèåì ëàáîðàòîðíûõ æèâîòíûõ ñ àâòîìàòè÷åñêîé ñåãìåíòàöèåé íà ïîâåäåí÷åñêèå àêòû. GraphiCon , 2008 (download)
• Konushin A, Lomakina-Rumyantseva E, Kropotov D, Vetrov D, Cherepov A, Anokhin K. Automated distinguishing of mouse behavior in new environment and under amphetemine using decision trees. Measuring Behavior 2008, 2008 (download)
• Vetrov D, Kropotov D, Konushin A, Lomakina-Rumyantseva E, I Z, Anokhin K. Automatic segmentation of mouse behavior using hidden Markov models. Measuring Behavior 2008, Maastriht, Holland, 2008 (download)

Acknowledgements

The work has been supported by EU FP6 project ?IntelliMaze: High-throughput, fully automated and cost-effective behavioural phenotyping of normal, clinical and genetic mouse models? and the Russian federal target program ?Scientific and scientific-pedagogical personnel of innovative Russia in 2009-2013?, project P264.