Total Grooming Time
Cumulative duration of all grooming bouts
ConductVision · Behavioral Analysis
Grooming Detection
Automated grooming bout detection with microstructure analysis for stress and OCD research.
RodentStressStereotypyAuto Export
ConductVision / Grooming Detection
Recording / Trial 3subject tracked
Grooming Time42%
Bout Count8
Mean Bout Duration27%
Key Parameters
Metrics automatically extracted by ConductVision.
Bout Count
Number of distinct grooming episodes
Mean Bout Duration
Average length of individual grooming bouts
Grooming Latency
Time from session start to first grooming bout
Cephalocaudal Progression
Sequential paw–face–body–tail grooming pattern integrity
Incorrect Transitions
Interruptions or reversals in the grooming chain
What is Grooming Detection?
Self-grooming in rodents follows a stereotyped cephalocaudal sequence — paws, face, head, body, tail. Disruption of this pattern is a sensitive index of stress, anxiety, and compulsive-like behavior, making grooming microstructure a key endpoint in OCD, autism, and stress-response research.
ConductVision uses pose estimation to detect grooming bouts in real time, distinguishing grooming from resting and other stationary behaviors. The software quantifies bout duration, frequency, and chain completeness without manual video scoring.
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