Over the past years, numerous methods have emerged to automate the quantification of
animal behavior at a resolution not previously imaginable. This has opened up a new field of …

Highlights•Deep neural networks are shattering performance benchmarks in computer
vision for various tasks.•Using modern deep learning approaches (DNNs) in the lab is a …

Comprehensive descriptions of animal behavior require precise three-dimensional (3D)
measurements of whole-body movements. Although two-dimensional approaches can track …

The brain is worthy of study because it is in charge of behavior. A flurry of recent technical
advances in measuring and quantifying naturalistic behaviors provide an important …

Mental disorders are a significant cause of disability worldwide. They profoundly affect
individuals' well-being and impose a substantial financial burden on societies and …

The study of naturalistic social behavior requires quantification of animals' interactions. This
is generally done through manual annotation—a highly time-consuming and tedious …

We live in a world that is largely socially constructed, and we are constantly involved in and
fundamentally influenced by a broad array of complex social interactions. Social behaviors …

Computer vision applications based on videos often require the detection of moving objects
in their first step. Background subtraction is then applied in order to separate the background …

Aberrant social behavior is a core feature of many neuropsychiatric disorders, yet the study
of complex social behavior in freely moving rodents is relatively infrequently incorporated …

To study brain function, preclinical research heavily relies on animal monitoring and the
subsequent analyses of behavior. Commercial platforms have enabled semi high …