Utilizes CSV file from AnyMaze software that tracks the mouse's movements; which contains the mouse's X and Y coordinates and position value (1 or 0) with its timestamp. This streamlines the process of finding the total amount of Spontaneous Alternations and extracts the outputs into a text file.
1. Clone Repository
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git clone https://github.com/rrios119/Y-Maze-Spontaneous-Alternation.git
2. Create/Activate Virtual Environment
- For Windows:
python -m venv venv venv\Scripts\activate - For macOS/Linux:
python -m venv venv source venv/bin/activate
3. Install Python Dependencies
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pip install -r requirements.txt
1. Check For Compatible CSV Format
- File must be located in the same root directory as the index.py
- File should contain the columns 'In top', 'In left', and 'In right'
- The rows with the associated column should contain 0 or 1 (1 equates to the mouse's location)
2. Run Index File
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python index.py - Input CSV File Name:
ymaze.csv - Input Desired Output Text File Name:
output.txt
3. View Data from Console or Output Text File
- Contains the number of Unique Arm Entries, Total Arm Entries and Individual Arm Entries
- Contains the patterns of Unique Arm Entries and Total Arm Entries
- Contains every Individual Arm Entry (C, A, B, C, B, C, A, C, B, etc)
- The text file should be located within the root directory of the index.py file
| Term | Description |
|---|---|
| Unique Arm Entry Pattern | Refers to the act of an animal entering three of the arms of the Y-Shaped Maze without repeating an arm entry within a specific period of time/trial (Ex: BAC, ABC, CBA). |
| Arm Entry Pattern | Refers to the act of an animal entering three of the arms of the Y-Shaped Maze within a specific period of time/trial (Ex: AAC, CBC, ABC, BBA, CAB, etc). |
| Individual Arm Entry | Refers to the act of an animal entering a single arm of the Y-Shaped Maze (Ex: C, A, B, C, B, C, A, C, B, etc). |
| A | Refers to the 'In top' section from the CSV file; refers to the A-Arm of the Y-Maze |
| B | Refers to the 'In left' section from the CSV file; refers to the B-Arm of the Y-Maze |
| C | Refers to the 'In right' section from the CSV file; refers to the C-Arm of the Y-Maze |
