Dataset for Development and Validation of Rat_Track

This dataset consists of the program developed for evaluation of behavior of rats and mice in classical mazes (Open Field, Barnes maze and Elevated Plus maze). The program is presented as three independent routines, one for each arena. When running the program, it receives input parameters by means of a text-based file, evaluates the corresponding video recording and produces two files. The first one corresponds to the sequence of (x,y) coordinates of the animal centroid along the video. The second one contains a set of calculated parameters as, e.g., total distance, number of frames in subareas and number of entries in open or closed arms. Additionally, it can be found a short video explaining the functionality of the software.