Inter-frame video techniques for behavioral analysis of laboratory animals
First Claim
1. An apparatus for determining the extent of movement of an object appearing within two or more images, comprising:
- a first logic configured to classify one or more points in each of the images as either on-object or off-object;
a second logic configured to compare the classified points in order to determine those points for which the classification differs; and
a third logic configured to aggregate those points for which the classification differs in order to quantify a measure of the movement of the object.
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Abstract
The present invention provides for making a comparison between a first video frame and a second video frame to determine the extent of a fear reaction in a test animal. Frame comparison logic is configured to quantify any change of a value associated with at least one pixel between the first video frame and the second video frame. A centroid calculator is configured to determine the position of a centroid of a video frame. Brainwaves of a test animal are also simultaneously measured and recorded. A processor correlates, as a matter of time, the recorded brainwaves with the change of status of the pixilated image information as a function of time.
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1. An apparatus for determining the extent of movement of an object appearing within two or more images, comprising:
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a first logic configured to classify one or more points in each of the images as either on-object or off-object; a second logic configured to compare the classified points in order to determine those points for which the classification differs; and a third logic configured to aggregate those points for which the classification differs in order to quantify a measure of the movement of the object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for determining the extent of movement of an object appearing within two or more images, comprising:
- classifying each point in the images as either on-object or off-object to create classified images; and
comparing one classified image to at least one other classified image to determine those areas for which the classification differs; measuring at least one neurological impulse; and correlating the determination of those areas for which the classification differs to the measurement of the at least one neurological impulse. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
- classifying each point in the images as either on-object or off-object to create classified images; and
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19. A computer program product for determining the extent of movement of an object appearing within two or more images, the computer program product comprising a computer-readable medium with a computer program embodied thereon, the computer program comprising:
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computer code for classifying each point in the images as either on-object or off-object to create classified images; and computer code for comparing one classified image to at least one other classified image to determine those areas for which the classification differs; computer code for measuring a plurality of neurological impulses; and computer code for correlating the determination for which the classification of the at least one image to the at least one other image differs to the measurement of the at least one neurological impulse.
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20. A processor for determining the extent of movement of an object appearing within two or more images, the processor including a computer program comprising:
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classifying each point in the images as either on-object or off-object to create classified images; and comparing one classified image to at least one other classified image to determine those areas for which the classification differs; measuring a plurality of neurological impulses; and
correlating the determination for which the classification of the at least one image to the at least one other image differs to the measurement of the at least one neurological impulse.
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