Batch processing

Batch processing of behavioral data ~ How to anlyze locations of individual animals

In behavioral studies, we want to analyze the locomotion. If we work on a single individual, we can easily obtain the po...
Publication

Motionless prey is invisible to predators

We visualized neuronal activity in the optic tectum of a zebrafish larva during prey perception. A moving paramecium evo...
Zebrafish ethogram

zebrafish larvae as a model system for the study of cognitive functions

Zebrafish larvae capture a small object. This is a very interesting behavior because it consists of several neural proce...
ImageJ

How to make a background image in the presence of the larva

Sometimes I need to put zebrafish larva in the recording chamber from the beginning of a recording and still want a back...
Image registration

Image registration with TurboReg in ImageJ

During the time-lapse recording, the zebrafish larvae often make movements even  in the agarose. Therefore, we need to r...
ImageJ

How to make a graph of the calcium signals from multiple neurons using ImageJ (Fiji) and Excel

Here is what I would do to plot calcium signals from multiple neurons after time-lapse imaging. The brain images (GCaMP ...
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NIG course for Zebrafish Imaging and Transgenesis 2015

NIG course for Zebrafish Imaging and Transgenesis was held at National Institute of Genetics (NIG) in Mishima, Japan dur...
Visual stimulus presentation

A movie theater for zebrafish larvae under the microscope

There could be several ways to give visual stimuli to zebrafish. Using a LCD display, an OLED display, a projector, and ...
Visual stimulus presentation

Making of a recording chamber: A TV theater for zebrafish larvae

At DAISO (a 100-yen shop / one-dollar shop), I found a small collection box (approx. 6 cm x 6 cm x 5 cm height)  that ca...
Objective lenses

40x Water dipping objective lenses ~ How deep can you go?

I had an opportunity to use water dipping objective lenses from different manufacturers and was surprised to learn that ...
Publication

Real-Time Visualization of Neuronal Activity during Perception (Current Biology 2013)

Neuronal Activity during Visual Perception 脳に映る視覚世界をリアルタイムで観察 Tectal responses during perception of a swimming para...
Bubble capture behavior

Bubble capture behavioral assay

I recorded a single larva for a long time (three hours) for the first time to see how behavior changes over time. The be...
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