The computational tool developed in this study is based on convolutional neural networks
and the You Only Look Once (YOLO) algorithm for detecting and tracking mice in videos
recorded during behavioral neuroscience experiments. We analyzed a set of data
composed of 13622 images, made up of behavioral videos of three important researches in
this area. The training set used 50% of the images, 25% for validation, and 25% for the tests.
The results show that the mean Average Precision (mAP) reached by the developed system …

The development of computational tools is essential for the development of new
technologies, including experimental designs needed for behavioral neuroscience research.
The computational tool developed in this study is based on the convolutional neural
networks and the You Only Look Once (YOLO) algorithm for detecting and tracking mice in
videos recorded during behavioral neuroscience experiments. The task of mice detection
consists of determining the location in the image where the animals are present, for each …