Brain Behavior and Immunity,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
115, P. 470 - 479
Published: Nov. 14, 2023
Artificial
intelligence
(AI)
is
often
used
to
describe
the
automation
of
complex
tasks
that
we
would
attribute
to.
Machine
learning
(ML)
commonly
understood
as
a
set
methods
develop
an
AI.
Both
have
seen
recent
boom
in
usage,
both
scientific
and
commercial
fields.
For
community,
ML
can
solve
bottle
necks
created
by
complex,
multi-dimensional
data
generated,
for
example,
functional
brain
imaging
or
*omics
approaches.
here
identify
patterns
could
not
been
found
using
traditional
statistic
However,
comes
with
serious
limitations
need
be
kept
mind:
their
tendency
optimise
solutions
input
means
it
crucial
importance
externally
validate
any
findings
before
considering
them
more
than
hypothesis.
Their
black-box
nature
implies
decisions
usually
cannot
understood,
which
renders
use
medical
decision
making
problematic
lead
ethical
issues.
Here,
present
introduction
curious
field
ML/AI.
We
explain
principles
well
methodological
advancements
discuss
risks
what
see
future
directions
field.
Finally,
show
practical
examples
neuroscience
illustrate
ML.
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
377(1845)
Published: Jan. 10, 2022
Across
species,
animals
organize
into
social
dominance
hierarchies
that
serve
to
decrease
aggression
and
facilitate
survival
of
the
group.
Neuroscientists
have
adopted
several
model
organisms
study
in
laboratory
setting,
including
fish,
reptiles,
rodents
primates.
We
review
recent
literature
across
species
sheds
light
onto
how
brain
represents
rank
guide
socially
appropriate
behaviour
within
a
hierarchy.
First,
we
discuss
responds
status
signals.
Then,
approach
avoidance
learning
mechanisms
propose
could
drive
rank-appropriate
behaviour.
Lastly,
memories
individuals
(social
memory)
this
may
support
maintenance
unique
individual
relationships
This
article
is
part
theme
issue
‘The
centennial
pecking
order:
current
state
future
prospects
for
hierarchies’.
Quantitative
descriptions
of
animal
behavior
are
essential
to
study
the
neural
substrates
cognitive
and
emotional
processes.
Analyses
naturalistic
behaviors
often
performed
by
hand
or
with
expensive,
inflexible
commercial
software.
Recently,
machine
learning
methods
for
markerless
pose
estimation
enabled
automated
tracking
freely
moving
animals,
including
in
labs
limited
coding
expertise.
However,
classifying
specific
based
on
data
requires
additional
computational
analyses
remains
a
significant
challenge
many
groups.
We
developed
BehaviorDEPOT
(DEcoding
POsitional
Tracking),
simple,
flexible
software
program
that
can
detect
from
video
timeseries
analyze
results
experimental
assays.
calculates
kinematic
postural
statistics
keypoint
creates
heuristics
reliably
behaviors.
It
no
programming
experience
is
applicable
wide
range
designs.
provide
several
hard-coded
heuristics.
Our
freezing
detection
heuristic
achieves
above
90%
accuracy
videos
mice
rats,
those
wearing
tethered
head-mounts.
also
helps
researchers
develop
their
own
incorporate
them
into
software’s
graphical
interface.
Behavioral
stored
framewise
easy
alignment
data.
demonstrate
immediate
utility
flexibility
using
popular
assays
fear
conditioning,
decision-making
T-maze,
open
field,
elevated
plus
maze,
novel
object
exploration.
Brain Behavior and Immunity,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
115, P. 470 - 479
Published: Nov. 14, 2023
Artificial
intelligence
(AI)
is
often
used
to
describe
the
automation
of
complex
tasks
that
we
would
attribute
to.
Machine
learning
(ML)
commonly
understood
as
a
set
methods
develop
an
AI.
Both
have
seen
recent
boom
in
usage,
both
scientific
and
commercial
fields.
For
community,
ML
can
solve
bottle
necks
created
by
complex,
multi-dimensional
data
generated,
for
example,
functional
brain
imaging
or
*omics
approaches.
here
identify
patterns
could
not
been
found
using
traditional
statistic
However,
comes
with
serious
limitations
need
be
kept
mind:
their
tendency
optimise
solutions
input
means
it
crucial
importance
externally
validate
any
findings
before
considering
them
more
than
hypothesis.
Their
black-box
nature
implies
decisions
usually
cannot
understood,
which
renders
use
medical
decision
making
problematic
lead
ethical
issues.
Here,
present
introduction
curious
field
ML/AI.
We
explain
principles
well
methodological
advancements
discuss
risks
what
see
future
directions
field.
Finally,
show
practical
examples
neuroscience
illustrate
ML.