Date Approved
2021
Degree Type
Open Access Senior Honors Thesis
Department or School
Computer Science
First Advisor
William Sverdlik
Second Advisor
S. Maniccam
Third Advisor
Tom Mast
Abstract
As the interest in neuroscience and the desire to perform behavioral tasks in a higher level of specificity and accuracy increases, the need to have tools and techniques to conduct experimentations in a low-cost automated manner is essential. Although such methods have been proposed previously by other researchers, they have presented their data and tools in a manner that would have been difficult to comprehend for non-programmers. In labs that do not have the accessibility to individuals who can understand the published procedures, it is very difficult for them to get started and manipulate the published procedures to their interests. Here in this paper, I discuss designing and implementing a computer program for a rodent odor discrimination apparatus using a novel graphical python programming editor named STREMECODER. The objective of this project is to create a program interface that helps the laboratory staff conduct their experiments in an automated, dynamic, and userfriendly manner.
Recommended Citation
Kalva, Supraja, "The implementation of a novel graphical python editor (STREMECODER) in a rodent discrimination apparatus" (2021). Senior Honors Theses and Projects. 708.
https://commons.emich.edu/honors/708