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  • Behavioral Science
  • Biomedical Engineering

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  • Head-fixed rodent models offer high experimental control for studying behavior and neural activity.
  • Investigating the neural basis of motivated behaviors requires flexible and precise experimental platforms.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce OHRBETS (Open-Source Head-fixed Rodent Behavioral Experimental Training System), a low-cost, open-source platform.
  • To demonstrate OHRBETS' capability in replicating key behavioral phenotypes and enabling novel experimental paradigms.

Main Methods:

  • OHRBETS platform: integrated hardware and software for behavioral control and data acquisition.
  • Behavioral tasks: operant conditioning, optogenetic intracranial self-stimulation, real-time place preference, and multi-spout brief-access consumption.
  • Neural recordings: mesolimbic dopamine signals measured during consumption tasks.

Main Results:

  • Head-fixed mice using OHRBETS exhibited operant conditioning and consummatory behaviors comparable to freely moving conditions.
  • The system successfully supported optogenetic self-stimulation and real-time place preference assays.
  • Licking behavior in a multi-spout task correlated with solution concentration and was modulated by circadian/homeostatic factors.
  • Mesolimbic dopamine signals strongly correlated with relative solution value and consumption magnitude.

Conclusions:

  • OHRBETS provides a versatile, cost-effective, and open-source solution for head-fixed rodent behavioral neuroscience.
  • The platform facilitates replicable studies of motivated behaviors and allows integration with in vivo neural recording/perturbation techniques.
  • OHRBETS empowers researchers to investigate the neural underpinnings of complex behaviors with enhanced precision and accessibility.