Datasets
Rat Social Interaction dataset (RatSI)
We recorded a rat social interaction dataset (RatSI) and made it available for researchers online. RatSI comprises 9 fully annotated videos of two rats interacting socially in a 90x90cm Noldus PhenoTyper™ 9000 cage without bedding and accessories. The recordings are made from top-view perspective and are about 15 minutes long. We provide both tracking data and frame-by-frame annotations that were scored by an expert in rat behavior.
The recordings of the RatSI dataset show an open-field social interaction test. In the test, the rats encounter an unfamiliar partner and express a range of social interactions throughout the recordings.
Recordings often start with an inspection phase in which the rats repeatedly approach each other, sniff their partners and then retract. Following and grooming behavior can also be observed. Towards the end of each recording, the frequency of interactions typically decreases and more solitary behavior is seen.
Reference
M. Lorbach, E. I. Kyriakou, R. Poppe, E. A. van Dam, L. P. J. J. Noldus, and R. C. Veltkamp, Learning to Recognize Rat Social Behavior: Novel Dataset and Cross-Dataset Application, Journal of Neuroscience Methods, vol. 300, pp. 166–172, 2018.
Download
The RatSI dataset is available here: http://www.noldus.com/innovationworks/datasets/ratsi
Other Rodent Behavior Datasets
Make sure you also check out the other public rodent behavior datasets listed below.
Social Behavior
- CRIM13
- 2 mice
- top and side view
- MBADA
- 2-3 mice
- top view
- SCORHE
- 1-3 mice
- multiple viewpoint fish-eye cameras in homecage
- videos only; social behaviors are not annotated