Version 11/07 for Water 2100 Animal is deemed to be floating if its swim speed is below a user-setable threshold - default is 0.05 meters/sec (5 cms/sec). A typical rat swims at 0.25 meters/sec (25 cms/sec). Please take note that when a rat turns sharply it briefly slows-down. Usually rats do not float - this is something mice specialize in ! BREAKING 12/12/06 THE VALUES OF TARGET-PLATFORM The HVS convention has been, that if an 'area' eg platform, is not reached, the corrsponding measure is set to -1. So then, in probe-trials, the target-platform does not exist, so it cannot be reached (!), so now we set those vlues to -1. Some "target-platform' measures seem to have no behavioral significance, and are now omitted. We continue to give you values for all platform-positions. PARAMETERS ~~~~~~~~~~ TRIALIS$=trial name RUN_VER$=version # of Run module ANAZVER$=version # of analyze module CALDATE$=calibration date CALUSER$=calibrated by POOLDIcm=pool diam in cm PLATDIcm=plat diam in cm TRACKER$=made using tracker model ISI_msec=inter-sample interval in msec (default 100) of track-data. RUNDATE$=trial run date RUNTIME$=at time of day (this line may not exist) SUBJECT$=subject ident DESCRIPT=experiment descriptor, anything you want to write. FILTERIS=path smoothing filter (default is 'on') TREATMT$=subject treatment TRLTYPE$=trial type PLAT_NUM=platform # (number) STARTPT$=start location (any string) MAXTIMsc=max time set for trial, sec TIMOUTsc=inter-trial timeout, sec CTR_SIZE=counter diam / plat diam MEASURES ~~~~~~~~~ LATENTsc=latency PATHISmt=path length (m) SPEEDmts=ave speed m/sec FLOATmps=(meters per second). Speeds less than this are 'Floating' %TIMEFLT=% time Floating. CORRECTD=(Corrected speed) Ave speed excluding Floating PATHrato=actual path / direct path (was Janus ratio) HEADGdeg=heading angle relative to ideal, deg. HDG/DIAM=distance to which hdg measured / pool diam THGTIME%=thigmotaxis time % THGPATH%=thigmotaxis path % THG/POOL=diam of thigmotaxis detection / pool diam (default 0.9) SLICEIS$=analyze slice of path? SLC_ONsc=slice starts secs into swim? SLC_GOsc=slice duration, secs? SLICELAT=Latency during a slice = duration of slice ZONEA%sc=% time in zone A etc QUAD_%sc=% time in target quad QUAD1%sc=% time in quad 1 etc QUAD_%mt=% path in target quad QUAD1%mt=% path in quad 1 etc Circling=total pool-circlings Clockwise=clockwise pool-circlings Anti=Anticlockwise pool-circlings PASSTHRU=passes thru target counterm PASSTH00=passes thru counter 0 etc %TIMECTR=% time in target counter TIMCT%00=% time in counter 0 etc PROXIMmt=Gallager global measure (meters) for target platform PROXmt00=Gallagher global measure (meters) for plat 0 etc GALCUMms=GALLAGHER cumulative (meters x secs) for target platform CUMUms00=Gallagher cumulative (meters x secs) for plat 0 etc LATCsc00=Latency to counter 0 (sec) etc (9/2003) COL01%sc=% time in user defined colored area 1 (thru 14) COL01%mt=% path in user defined colored area 1 (thru 14) REMARKIS=Remark (optional) BLOKLND1=(Arjan Blokland) % time in quad 1 etc, excluding thigmotaxis band Breaking 11/07 Corridor measures CORR_ and Cone measures CONE_ END