FIMTrack

FIMTrack performs tracking and quantitative locomotion analysis of small animals such as Drosophila larvae and C. elegans from high-contrast FIM imaging.

Key Features:

• High-Contrast Imaging Integration: Integrates with the FIM imaging system to operate on high-contrast images for accurate detection and tracking.
• Versatile Tracking Strategies: Implements multiple tracking strategies tailored to different model organisms, locomotion types, and camera properties.
• Stimuli-Based Analysis: Supports analysis of behavioral responses to external stimuli within recorded experiments.
• Manual Tracking and Correction: Provides facilities for manual adjustment and correction of automated tracking results to improve accuracy.

Scientific Applications:

• Developmental Biology: Quantifies locomotion phenotypes to study developmental processes in model organisms.
• Neurobiology: Analyzes movement patterns to investigate neural control of behavior.
• Behavioral Ecology: Measures locomotor behavior for studies of ecological and ethological questions.
• Stimulus-Response Assays: Assesses behavioral changes in response to environmental or experimental stimuli.

Methodology:

FIMTrack employs advanced tracking and analysis algorithms explicitly developed to handle varying locomotion types and imaging conditions.