ConductVision · Behavioral Analysis

Zebrafish Light/Dark Maze

Quantify anxiety via scototaxis — innate dark preference — in zebrafish.

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ConductVision / Zebrafish Light/Dark Maze

Recording / Trial 3fish tracked

Dark Time62%

Transitions8

First Latency15.3s

Key Parameters

Metrics automatically extracted by ConductVision.

Light Zone Time

Duration in the illuminated compartment

Dark Zone Time

Duration in the dark compartment

Zone Transitions

Number of crossings between light and dark

Immobility Episodes

Freezing events tracked across zones

Entry Latency

Latency to first enter each zone

What is the Zebrafish Light/Dark Maze?

The Zebrafish Light/Dark Maze exploits scototaxis — the innate preference for dark environments — to quantify anxiety-like behavior. Extended time in the dark zone indicates elevated anxiety, while increased light-zone exploration suggests anxiolytic effects.

ConductVision automates tracking of movement patterns, zone preferences, and immobility episodes, supporting both solitary and group testing paradigms for anxiolytic drug screening, genetic studies of stress resilience, and environmental toxicology.

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