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An Open-Source Virtual Reality System for the Measurement of Spatial Learning in Head-Restrained Mice
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An Open-Source Virtual Reality System for the Measurement of Spatial Learning in Head-Restrained Mice

An Open-Source Virtual Reality System for the Measurement of Spatial Learning in Head-Restrained Mice

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March 03, 2023

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10.3791/64863-v

DOI:
10.3791/64863-v

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08:59 min
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1Division of Systems Neuroscience,New York State Psychiatric Institute, 2Department of Psychiatry,Columbia University

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Here, we present a simplified open-source hardware and software setup for investigating mouse spatial learning using virtual reality (VR). This system displays a virtual linear track to a head-restrained mouse running on a wheel by utilizing a network of microcontrollers and a single-board computer running an easy-to-use Python graphical software package.

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Lacefield, C., Cai, H., Ho, H., Dias, C., Chung, H., Hen, R., Turi, G. F. An Open-Source Virtual Reality System for the Measurement of Spatial Learning in Head-Restrained Mice. J. Vis. Exp. (193), e64863, doi:10.3791/64863 (2023).

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