Zebrafish Behavior Video Tracking Software

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The analysis of zebrafish activity concerns a vast number of research applications including safety pharmacology, behavioral genetics, ecotoxicology, and circadian rhythmicity. Willing to provide researchers with cutting-edge solutions for zebrafish high-throughput screening, ZebraLab software is today the most integrated high-throughput analysis tool for measurement of locomotion in adult zebrafish, zebrafish larvae, and zebrafish embryos.



Whether the software can be used to track zebrafish larvae in multi-well plates, Petri dishes, or adult zebrafish in tanks (individually or in groups), the software allows the analysis of different behavioral patterns. These include locomotion activity in zebrafish (speed and distance) - which can be coupled with several stimuli such as optogenetic, sound, temperature, optomotor response test, etc.

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Shoaling behavior on 6 wells with 6 individuals
Shoaling behavior on 6 wells with 6 individuals
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Zebralab - Blood flow
Zebralab - Blood flow
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Adult fish T-Maze social interaction
Adult fish T-Maze social interaction
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Mirror biting test
Mirror biting test
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Passive Avoidance Test on 28dpf zebrafish
Passive Avoidance Test on 28dpf zebrafish
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3D Tracking of zebrafish without markers - ZebraLab option
3D Tracking of zebrafish without markers - ZebraLab option

User-friendly software

Take further your zebrafish behavior research with an easy to use interface :




  • Intuitive protocols creation

  • Standardized and automated protocols

  • Easy to trigger stimuli throughout the experiment

  • Replay mode (videos, raw data for instantaneous results)

  • Accurate animal detection/ Heat Map and image of the trajectory 

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A versatile video tracking system for your zebrafish research

 ZebraLab allows researchers to perform a wide range of tests based on locomotion assessment of multiple zebrafish stages, including:




  • zebrafish toxicity studies: measurement of the impacts of chemical contaminants           

  • sleep study in zebrafish

  • learning and memory in zebrafish

  • zebrafish operant conditioning

  • startle response, prepulse inhibition, and C/S shape analysis for zebrafish

  • optomotor response for zebrafish larvae

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KEY FEATURES

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Flexibility for your zebrafish research protocol

Thanks to the user-friendly software and interface, you can easily set up a standard or more complex protocol on your own. All protocoles can be saved to be reused by the users. 


Wide range of tracking possibilities

Thanks to our well and user friendly software interface, we are able to provide a very wide range of tracking possibilities besides locomotion and activity assessment such as : shoaling, social contact, rotation etc.. We are also able to develop new software module based on your own request and expectations, our development team is always keen for new challenges.


Intelligent video storage

Our software ZebraLab will generate different output files, trajectory pictures, raw data (x; y coordinates for each animal, for each image) as well as a video. We are using a low compression rate to give you the best quality. This compression ratio is flexible and can be adjusted to your needs. We use XVID compression and AVI format to offer a better user experience via its interoperability format.


Technical Support

As our machines are robust and efficient you don’t have to worry on how to get in touch with the support team. Our service & support desk can be reached day and night. If you have any questions regarding an upgrade,  please contact our support team.


Replay Mode

Don’t waste your time to replay and wait for your results if your protocol must be defined.  We offer a replay mode AVI or Raw data to get in a few seconds/ mins your expected results. (depending on how heavy are the data your are loading).


Activity analysis

Observe the general activity on multiple subjects to see how they can be affected by toxic compounds. Each frame is analyzed and  we quantify how many pixels change from a frame to another. 


The excellence High-Throughput screening execution

ZebraLab software is able to analyze 4 times 96 WP, live at the same time (up to 4 ZebraBox can be connected to a single license) and on the same computer in total 384 individuals.  Add any specific area of interest in the arena to get more details on the observed behavior.(Thigmotaxis, Place preference…)


A wide range of cameras well adapted for each test

It is up to you to customize your setup with different cameras. From the most standard 30 FPS to the Fastest Camera 1000 FPS. Or get a compromise between the resolution and the frame rate. 


Reproducibility and accuracy is the key

Zebralab software has different log in to be sure who/ when / why the user has made a modification in the protocol.  A Start and stop button can be implemented on purpose to force the experiment reproducibility.


Live and Off line tracking at the same time

Instead of the dongle that can work unitarily at the time, ZebraLab offers the possibility to have an online software license installed on the acquisition workstation  and multiple off licenses  to analyze post experiment your data.


Evolutive and adapted to your research focus

From the first steps Zebralab is very intuitive. Feel free to play with more sophisticated add ons to catch the thinnest behavior.  The Zebralab system is evolutive and can be upgraded for specific needs. From the natural  Zebrafish behavioral responses, Viewpoint has developed a wide range of more complex stimuli : sound stimulation , Visual motor response, PMR , OMR, PPI and so on …  and offers an automatic detection and analysis of  those specific behaviors.


A dedicated video tracking solution for zebrafish behavioral analysis

The Zebralab system has been the first tracking system to be commercialized and has been developed specifically for zebrafish, from embryos to adult danio rerio. The software is also capable of tracking any other air/water/ground species such as drosophila, ants, mosquito, astyanax mexicanus, medaka fish, killifish, cichlid fish etc.Zebralab can work with several add-ons (software or hardware options) simultaneously.


The unique reference among the zebrafish behavioral world

Zebralab software is installed among hundreds of universities in the world with thousands of users. We are proud to get more than a few thousands scientific papers quoting  Zebrabox- Zebralab software.Thanks to our user community, we improved  hand by hand 4 versions of the ZebraBox, pushing over the limits of behavioral  science.We are proud to count with the best Zebrafish behavioral researchers among the zebralab user community.Find the protocol of the most famous scientist in the word and replicated it on your own Zebrabox.


Chronolog for stimuli sequences outputs

Our ZebraLab software provides a key feature called "chronolog" that alllows to organize your data output based on your stimulation sequences whetever they are : sound stimulation, thermal change, optogenetic, visual screen stimulation.


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SOFTWARE ADD-ONS

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Social Contact - Aquatic species

Social Contact - Aquatic species

Social contact between 2 individuals is measured using a variety of factors:

  • Contacts
  • Distance
  • Proximity
  • Angle
  • Lateral displacement 

 

Shoaling

Shoaling

Analysis of a school of fish through several factors:

  • Distance between individuals
  • Distance between an individual and its nearest neighbor
  • Polarization

 

Place Preference

Place Preference

Quantify zebrafish anxiety-like behavior: 
Measurement of fish aversion to bright areas and natural preference for the dark or other color.

Rotation and Histogram - Aquatic species

Rotation and Histogram - Aquatic species

This software measures circular behavior:     

  • number of rotations
  • clockwise / anti-clockwise

Angle class

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Brochures

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Publications

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Neurodegenerative diseases
Nature - Communications biology 5-464
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Auditory Function
Nature - European Journal of human genetics
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Epilepsy
Nature - Communications biology 5-472
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Sleep
Lee, D. A., Oikonomou, G., & Prober, D. A - (2022)

Large-scale Analysis of Sleep in Zebrafish

Bio-protocol - 12(3)
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Drug Screening
Toxics - 10(6)
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Visual Function
Carolina Beppi, Dominik Straumann and Stefan Yu Bögli - (2021)

A model‑based quantifcation of startle refex habituation in larval zebrafsh

Nature - 11 (846)
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Aggressive behavior
Nature
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