Wall Zone Time %
Proportion of time spent in the peripheral zone along arena walls
ConductVision · Behavioral Analysis
Zebrafish Thigmotaxis
Quantify wall-hugging behavior as a measure of anxiety in zebrafish open-field arenas.
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ConductVision / Zebrafish Thigmotaxis
Recording / Trial 3fish tracked
Wall Zone Time %42%
Center Zone Time %27%
Zone Transitionsauto
Key Parameters
Metrics automatically extracted by ConductVision.
Center Zone Time %
Proportion of time in the central open area
Zone Transitions
Number of crossings between peripheral and center zones
Distance per Zone
Swim distance broken down by peripheral vs. center region
Latency to Center
Time to first enter the center zone after trial start
Velocity
Mean swimming speed across zones
What is Zebrafish Thigmotaxis?
Thigmotaxis — the tendency to remain near the walls of an arena — is a robust anxiety-like behavior conserved from zebrafish to mammals. In circular or rectangular open-field arenas, anxious zebrafish spend significantly more time in the peripheral zone, while anxiolytic treatments increase center exploration.
ConductVision automatically defines peripheral and center zones, tracking zone occupancy, transitions, and swim kinematics per zone. The assay is widely used for anxiolytic compound screening, developmental neurotoxicology, and genetic models of anxiety disorders in both larvae and adult zebrafish.
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