Safe-Zone Latency
Time to first contact with the temperature-safe zone across training and probe trials
ConductVision · Behavioral Analysis
Heat Maze
Spatial learning via aversive heat conditioning in Drosophila.
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ConductVision / Heat Maze
Recording / Trial 3fly tracked
Safe-Zone Latency12.4s
Search StrategyFocal
Safe Zone Time78%
Key Parameters
Metrics automatically extracted by ConductVision.
Search Strategy
Classification across 7 strategy types from random and thigmotaxis through focal and direct
Safe Zone Time
Cumulative duration spent within the safe temperature zone per trial
Total Distance
Cumulative path length per session with per-zone distance breakdown
Strategy Progression
Trial-over-trial transition from anxiety-driven wall-following to goal-directed navigation
Thermal Avoidance Index
Speed and consistency of directional movement away from heated regions
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Zone Transitions
Frequency of boundary crossings between hot and safe temperature regions
Mean Velocity
Average locomotor speed per trial and across training blocks
Thigmotaxis Score
Proportion of time spent within one body-length of arena walls during exploration
Learning Curve Slope
Rate of improvement in safe-zone latency fitted across sequential training trials
What is the Heat Maze?
The Heat Maze studies spatial learning in Drosophila by combining aversive heat stimuli with visual cues. Flies learn to locate a temperature-safe zone and progressively adopt more efficient search strategies across trials.
ConductVision automatically classifies seven search strategies — from thigmotaxis and random search through focal and direct search — revealing the transition from anxiety-driven wall-following to goal-directed navigation as learning consolidates.
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