Analyzing Seizure-Like Activity & Movement: Drosophila-Low Cost Method

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A Low-cost Method for Analyzing Seizure-like Activity and Movement in Drosophila - a 2 minute Preview of the Experimental Protocol

Bryan Stone, Brian Burke, Joseph Pathakamuri, John Coleman, Daniel Kuebler
Franciscan University of Steubenville, Department of Biology; Franciscan University of Steubenville, Department of Computer Science;

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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