On the possibility of using highly sensitive SFCO sensors for studies in the field of behavioral physiology

Abstract

The article discusses the possibility of using different types of first class SFCO sensors for detecting and analyzing behavioral characteristics of small laboratory animals widely used in physiology, pharmacology and translational medicine. The SFCO vibration sensor and vibro-acoustic microphones were used for monitoring white rats' behaviour. For the first time, a new type of sensors, the SFCO hydrophone, was specially designed by PSI Ltd. to study Zebrafish locomotion. Here, we show the ability to track animal behavior, with the required accuracy. The high sensitivity of the SFCO sensors made it possible to record a ballistocardiogram transmitted to the research platform through the paws of the rat on fragments corresponding to the behavioral pattern “freezing.” The pioneering results demonstrating the ability to record fine details of movements using the SFCO hydrophone while observing the behavioral activity of zebrafish (Danio rerio) were also shown during the study.