Sniffing Bout Count
Number of discrete sniffing episodes
ConductVision · Behavioral Analysis
Sniffing & Exploration
Automated olfactory exploration quantification for social, cognitive, and chemosensory research.
TrainableRodentExplorationAuto Export
ConductVision / Sniffing & Exploration
Recording / Trial 3subject tracked
Sniffing Bout Count14
Sniffing Duration27%
Directed Sniffing Eventsauto
Key Parameters
Metrics automatically extracted by ConductVision.
Total Sniffing Duration
Cumulative time in sniffing posture
Directed Sniffing Events
Sniffing directed at objects or conspecifics
Undirected Sniffing Duration
Ambient air sniffing duration
Sniffing Bout Rate
Sniffing episodes per minute
Object Investigation Time
Time spent sniffing novel objects
What is Sniffing & Exploration Detection?
Sniffing is the primary mode of environmental investigation in rodents, mediating object recognition, social identification, and spatial mapping through olfactory cues. Quantifying directed vs undirected sniffing provides insight into attentional state, olfactory function, and exploratory motivation.
ConductVision's extensible behavior classifier uses pose estimation features fed into a Random Forest pipeline. The system identifies sniffing behavior through characteristic nose-point oscillations, head-bobbing patterns, and proximity to objects of interest — distinguishing active olfactory investigation from passive proximity with high temporal resolution.
Research Applications
Olfactory Function
- Olfactory discrimination — odor habituation-dishabituation
- Anosmia screening — bulbectomy and genetic models
- Olfactory memory — familiar vs novel odor investigation
Social Behavior
- Social recognition — investigation of familiar vs novel conspecifics
- Chemosensory communication — pheromone and urine mark investigation
- Maternal behavior — pup investigation patterns
Cognitive Assessment
- Novel object recognition — investigation time ratios
- Object-place association — spatial olfactory memory
- Attentional set-shifting — odor-based rule learning
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