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Grooming

Grooming is a foundational, multi-purpose behavior in rodents. Beyond simple coat maintenance, grooming supports physiological health, social bonding, and emotional regulation. In laboratory settings, it is one of the most informative behaviors for assessing both normal and pathological neurological function.

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Our ConductVision software tracks grooming behaviors using advanced AI techniques to track key points such as paws and body to determine the number of grooming events, duration and other metrics.

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Why Grooming Matters in Behavioral Research?

Rodents groom to maintain cleanliness, regulate body temperature, and remove parasites. Social grooming (allogrooming) facilitates group cohesion, while self-grooming plays a critical role in stress reduction and emotional coping.

Because grooming is tightly regulated by neural circuits involving the basal ganglia, cortex, and limbic system, even subtle changes in grooming patterns can reveal underlying dysfunction.

Grooming is especially valuable in studies of:

  • Stress and anxiety

  • Obsessive-compulsiveā€“like behaviors (OCD models)

  • Parkinsonā€™s disease and basal ganglia disorders

  • Genetic manipulations affecting repetitive behaviors

  • Pharmacological interventions targeting anxiety/OCD circuits

  • Side effects of pharmacological agents

Behavioral Metrics Captured with ConductVision

Our ConductVision AI-powered tracking system accurately quantifies grooming using 2D or 3D behavioral recognition. Key measurable parameters include:

Duration

Total time spent grooming during a session.

Frequency

Number of grooming bouts, episodes, or transitions.

Grooming Sequencing

Rodents typically groom in a predictable rostro-caudal sequence. Interruptions, repetitions, or disorder in this pattern can indicate neurological lesions or compulsive phenotypes.

Grooming Duration Percentage

Assess the proprotion of time during the trail dedicated to grooming to assess normal or excessive levels ofĀ  over-grooming.

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Scientific Relevance

By quantifying grooming duration, bout structure, sequencing, and abnormalities, ConductVision provides researchers with objective, high-resolution metrics that reflect:

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  • Rodent well-being
  • Stress coping mechanisms
  • Neurological integrity
  • The impact of pharmacological, environmental, or genetic interventions

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