Head Dip Count
Total head dipping events
ConductVision · Behavioral Analysis
Head-Dipping Detection
Automated head dip quantification for anxiety and exploration assessment on elevated mazes.
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ConductVision / Head-Dipping Detection
Recording / Trial 3subject tracked
Head Dip Count14
Protected Head Dipsauto
Unprotected Head Dipsauto
Key Parameters
Metrics automatically extracted by ConductVision.
Protected Head Dips
Head dips from enclosed arms
Unprotected Head Dips
Head dips from open arms
Total Head Dip Duration
Cumulative time in head-dip posture
Mean Dip Duration
Average duration per head dip event
Head Dip Latency
Time to first head dip from session start
What is Head-Dipping Detection?
Head-dipping — extending the head over the edge of an elevated platform to look down — is a directed exploration behavior on elevated plus mazes and hole-board apparatus. The ratio of protected (from closed arms) to unprotected (from open arms) head dips is a sensitive anxiety index that responds to benzodiazepines, SSRIs, and anxiolytic compounds.
ConductVision is developing automated head-dipping detection using pose estimation and supervised classification. Contact our team to discuss early access or custom classifier training for your research.
Research Applications
Elevated Maze Anxiety
- EPM — protected vs unprotected head dip ratio
- Zero maze — head dips at open segment edges
- Anxiolytic drug screening — increased unprotected head dips
- Anxiogenic drug effects — suppressed head dipping
Hole-Board Exploration
- Hole-board test — nose-poke frequency as exploration index
- Novel object investigation from elevated positions
- Habituation — head dip decline over repeated exposures
Pharmacological Screening
- Benzodiazepine dose-response via head dip changes
- SSRI anxiolytic onset — progressive head dip increase
- Strain-specific anxiety profiles via head dip patterns
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