Using Deep-Learning Based Approaches to Quantify Drosophila Behaviors Open Access
An, Xinyue (Spring 2022)
Abstract
Deep learning is an emergent theme in the field of computational neuroscience, and the increasing amount of behavioral data in the video form calls for better tools to quantify behaviors. Building on previous research by Cande et al. (2018) that used an unsupervised method to quantify Drosophila behaviors, we investigate the incorporation of a new animal tracking tool and an autoencoder, both deep-learning-based methods, to define animal behaviors with greater precision and accuracy. Comparing to published results, the behavioral representation from the new analysis pipeline is able to reproduce many aspects of the previous work but has limitations that require further investigation. These results show promising future directions towards linking behavior and the neural circuitry underlying it.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction....................................................................................1
1.1 Significance of Descending Neurons in Animal Motor Control
1.2 Drosophila Descending Neurons as the Model System
1.3 Using Optogenetics to Study Drosophila Descending Motor Control
1.4 Recent Advances in Experimental Analysis Tool and Application 1.5 Hypotheses
Chapter 2: Method.........................................................................................8
2.1 Dataset
2.2 SLEAP Model for Animal Tracking
2.3 Joint Angle Calculation
2.4 Autoencoder and Median Filter for Data Denoising
2.4.1 Autoencoder Training
2.4.2 Joint Angle Data Processing Pipeline 2.5 Motion Mapper for Building the Behavior Map
Chapter 3: Results.........................................................................................19
3.1 Choosing the Behavior Map
3.2 Labeling the Behavior Map
3.3 Optogenetic Analysis
Chapter 4: Discussion.....................................................................................25
4.1 Limitations
4.2 Future Directions
References.................................................................................................30
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