Masters Applied Projects

Project 2

Comparative Study of Rodent Motion Tracking using Accelerometer and Video Analysis Gilgal Ansah

Student: Gilgal Ansah

Mentors: Dr. Jennifer Blain Christen – SECEE
Dr. James Abbas – SBHSE
Dr. Jitendran Muthuswamy – SBHSE

YouTube Link: View the video link below before joining the zoom meeting

Zoom link: https://asu.zoom.us/j/88233041396?pwd=aWNEUmZFSEpNODZFRERuR3RTNTE0dz09

Time: 10am – noon

Abstract

To test the efficacy of a novel electrode array for subdural recordings of the onset and spread of epileptic seizures, animal (rat) models are induced with seizures and their neural activity is recorded by the electrodes. However, in addition to the neural response, the seizures manifest as twitches in the jaws and limbs of the animals. The motion, when quantified, provides a reference measurement to show the extent of seizures being produced by the animals. The quantified motion can also be correlated with neural recordings from the electrode array as an alternate measure of its efficacy. In this paper, the acceleration of motion is quantified using 1) a 3-axis accelerometer (ADXL337) and 2) video analysis using MATLAB. The two methods are then compared to each other to determine which method is best suited for high sensitivity recording.