Automating the generation and collection of rate-frequency functions in a curve-shift brain stimulation reward paradigm

Ranaldi, Robert; Ferguson, Steve; Beninger, Richard J.

doi:10.1016/0165-0270(94)90174-0

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“…One of the most well-known alternatives was the Walter/Palya experiment controller (Palya & Walter, 1993;Walter & Palya, 1984). Although the technology is now somewhat outdated, the Walter/Palya experiment controller was successfully used with a variety of species, including pigeons (Minervini & Branch, 2013), rats (Ranaldi, Ferguson, & Beninger, 1994), bees (Dinges et al, 2013), and rattlesnakes (Place et al, 2017), and is still used by several laboratories today. Such a flexible experiment controller could help increase the number of representative species studied in comparative psychology.…”

Section: Review 3: Low-cost Automation Alternativesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Automated Research in Comparative Psychology: Limitations and New Directions

Varnon¹,

Lang²,

Abramson³

2018

IJCP

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Behavioral research is often enhanced by automated techniques, where experimental parameters and detection of behavior are controlled by electromechanical systems. Automated research promotes refinements in measurement, greater experimental control, longer durations of data collection, reduction of observer fatigue, and may permit new types of research to be conducted. In comparative psychology, use of automated techniques are often restricted to popular model organisms of fields such as behavior analysis and behavioral neuroscience. One factor contributing to this species-restriction may be the availability of automated research equipment, as most commercial research equipment is designed for rodents, and many researchers lack the skills required to create their own automated equipment. However, there are alternatives to commercial equipment, as some behavioral scientists have made available their own species-flexible, low-cost research equipment. In this paper, we provide three reviews. We first review recent trends in automated comparative psychology research, and then relate this to a second review on currently available automated research equipment. We also review affordable alternatives to commercial equipment that have been designed by behavioral scientists. Finally, we discuss useful technological skills that may allow comparative psychologists to take automation into their own hands and design equipment specific to their species and research topic.

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Section: Review 3: Low-cost Automation Alternativesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Automated Research in Comparative Psychology: Limitations and New Directions

Varnon¹,

Lang²,

Abramson³

2018

IJCP

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“…The self-stimulation rate in the CDM model serves as a positive-feedback memory. Self-stimulation is a common property of master switches in gene regulation and other biological signaling systems [22,17,23,24]. In fact, the CDM is a candidate model of biological switches that exhibit multi-stability (co-existence of multiple stable equilibria) [25][26][27][28][29].…”

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Equilibrium switching and mathematical properties of nonlinear interaction networks with concurrent antagonism and self-stimulation

Rabajante

Talaue

2015

Chaos, Solitons & Fractals

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“…Self-stimulation is a common property of master switches in gene regulation and other biological signaling systems [22,17,23,24]. In fact, the CDM is a candidate model of biological switches that exhibit multi-stability (co-existence of multiple stable equilibria) [25,26,27,28,29].…”

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Equilibrium switching and mathematical properties of nonlinear interaction networks with concurrent antagonism and self-stimulation

Rabajante

Talaue

2015

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Concurrent decision-making model (CDM) of interaction networks with more than two antagonistic components represents various biological systems, such as gene interaction, species competition and mental cognition. The CDM model assumes sigmoid kinetics where every component stimulates itself but concurrently represses the others. Here we prove generic mathematical properties (e.g., location and stability of steady states) of n-dimensional CDM with either symmetric or asymmetric reciprocal antagonism between components. Significant modifications in parameter values serve as biological regulators for inducing steady state switching by driving a temporal state to escape an undesirable equilibrium. Increasing the maximal growth rate and decreasing the decay rate can expand the basin of attraction of a steady state that contains the desired dominant component. Perpetually adding an external stimulus could shut down multi-stability of the system which increases the robustness of the system against stochastic noise. We further show that asymmetric interaction forming a repressilator-type network generates oscillatory behavior.

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Automating the generation and collection of rate-frequency functions in a curve-shift brain stimulation reward paradigm

Cited by 8 publications

References 27 publications

Automated Research in Comparative Psychology: Limitations and New Directions

Automated Research in Comparative Psychology: Limitations and New Directions

Equilibrium switching and mathematical properties of nonlinear interaction networks with concurrent antagonism and self-stimulation

Equilibrium switching and mathematical properties of nonlinear interaction networks with concurrent antagonism and self-stimulation

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