Abstract Traditional academic publishing relies on static formats that flatten three-dimensional and dynamic data into text, images, and tables, limiting transparency, reproducibility, and accessibility. STL (stereolithography) files, the standard for...Read More

If your lab uses AnyMaze by Stoelting, your projects are almost certainly stored in a proprietary .amz file. That works fine inside AnyMaze, but it creates problems when you need...Read More

For behavioral science labs funded by the NIH, converting data into open, shareable formats is no longer optional. It’s mandatory. But what happens when your data lives in a .nod...Read More

From .svt, .smp, and .exp files to open, shareable, reproducible datasets Introduction If you’re running behavioral experiments using Smart Video Tracking (SVT) from Panlab or Harvard Apparatus, you’re likely working...Read More

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In the quest to quantify cognition, timing is everything. Among the metrics that define executive performance in behavioral neuroscience, Correct Response Latency (CRL), the time it takes to make the...Read More

The Zebrafish 5-Choice Maze stands at the frontier of translational neuroscience. Modeled after the Five-Choice Serial Reaction Time Task (5-CSRTT), this maze is a precision-engineered platform for evaluating core cognitive...Read More

Understanding how learning unfolds is just as important as proving that learning occurs. In the field of behavioral neuroscience, trial-to-trial improvement offers a window into the process of memory acquisition,...Read More

What Wall-Hugging Behavior Reveals About Anxiety and Cognitive Performance In behavioral neuroscience, the path a subject avoids is often as telling as the path it chooses. Within the context of...Read More

In behavioral neuroscience, not all data points are created equal—but some are more foundational than they first appear. Among the many metrics gathered in the Visual Water Maze for zebrafish,...Read More