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A Low-cost Method for Analyzing Seizure-like Activity and Movement in Drosophila
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A Low-cost Method for Analyzing Seizure-like Activity and Movement in Drosophila

A Low-cost Method for Analyzing Seizure-like Activity and Movement in Drosophila

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February 19, 2014

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10.3791/51460-v

DOI:
10.3791/51460-v

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February 19, 2014

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1Department of Biology,Franciscan University of Steubenville, 2Department of Computer Science,Franciscan University of Steubenville

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Using a webcam and a combination of free and inexpensive software programs, locomotive patterns in Drosophila melanogaster can be analyzed to detect differences in the speed, distance, and time of various motor activities.

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Stone, B., Burke, B., Pathakamuri, J., Coleman, J., Kuebler, D. A Low-cost Method for Analyzing Seizure-like Activity and Movement in Drosophila. J. Vis. Exp. (84), e51460, doi:10.3791/51460 (2014).

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