5-CSRTT Analyzer

Compute accuracy, omissions, premature responses, perseverative counts, latency summaries, group SEM, and CSV export.

AccuracyPremature ResponsesMed-PC Bridge

Have a Med-PC file?

Use the Operant Session Analyzer first to parse raw chamber exports, then paste the extracted 5-CSRTT session summaries here.

Open Operant Session Analyzer

5-CSRTT session table

Enter extracted session summaries. Accuracy uses correct divided by correct plus incorrect responses. Omissions and premature responses use total trials.

AnimalGroupSessionTotal trialsCorrectIncorrectOmissionsPrematuresPerseverativesCorrect latency (s)Reward latency (s)Accuracy %Omission %Premature %
86.7%10.0%7.0%
81.4%14.0%10.0%
77.5%20.0%14.0%
68.6%30.0%18.0%

Accuracy

Omissions

Premature responses

Accuracy learning curve

  • Analyze already-extracted 5-CSRTT session summaries
  • Compute accuracy, omission, and premature response percentages
  • Track perseverative response counts and latency columns
  • Compare group means with SEM across sessions
  • Bridge Med-PC parsing from the Operant Session Analyzer

Don't use for

  • Raw Med-PC file parsing without summary extraction
  • Free-operant FR or PR schedules
  • Video-based five-hole scoring without operant event logs

Resources

  • Stimulus duration and ITI recorded for each session
  • Correct and incorrect response counts separated
  • Omissions normalized to total trials
  • Premature responses normalized to total trials
  • Perseverative responses retained as counts
  • Latency columns reviewed for motor or motivation confounds

5-CSRTT Overview

The 5-choice serial reaction time task is a rodent analogue of continuous performance testing. Animals monitor five apertures, respond to brief visual cues, and receive reward for correct responses.

This analyzer focuses on already-extracted session summaries so labs can compare accuracy, omissions, premature responses, perseverative responding, and latency across groups.

Metrics and Math

Accuracy percent equals correct responses divided by correct plus incorrect responses, multiplied by 100. Omission percent equals omissions divided by total trials. Premature percent equals premature responses divided by total trials.

Perseverative responses are reported as counts because many protocols treat them as event totals rather than a denominator-normalized percentage.

Interpretation

Lower accuracy can indicate attentional impairment, but it should be interpreted with omissions and latencies. High omissions can indicate disengagement, sedation, or sensory issues. High premature responding is commonly used as an impulsivity signal.

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