Wireless recording and autoencoder denoising of intestinal activity in freely moving rats

Conventional wired systems for recording intestinal motility using strain-gauge transducers physically limit animal movement and are not ideal for long-term studies. Here, we developed a wireless recording system that allows continuous monitoring of intestinal activity in freely moving rats. We also developed a denoising autoencoder that isolates intestinal motility signals from locomotor noise while maintaining a 10-s temporal resolution. The refined data revealed decreased intestinal motility while the rats were behaviorally active. This system has broad applications for in vivo physiological research.