# Behavioral Analysis and Recording

> **NIH NIH U01** · UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST · 2021 · $117,335

## Abstract

PROJECT 2 SUMMARY/ABSTRACT – Project 2. Behavioral Analysis and Recording
This project examines the behavior of nudibranch mollusc Berghia as part of the larger Berghia Brain Project.
Careful behavioral analysis is crucial for an understanding of the neural basis of behavior. This project uses
innovative approaches to understand how this animal changes its behavior in response to tactile, chemosensory,
and visual stimuli. The project uses innovative technology including machine learning to automatically classify
behavior, a tracking system that allows the animal to explore an arena while remaining stationary with respect
to a microscope objective, and optogenetic stimulation. The questions being addressed are related to the global
problems of how a brain interacts with a complex network to produce behavior. In particular, the Project
addresses how multimodal sensory information affects behavioral responses.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10302204
- **Project number:** 1U01NS123972-01
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST
- **Principal Investigator:** Paul S Katz
- **Activity code:** U01 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $117,335
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2021-09-15 → 2023-08-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10302204

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10302204, Behavioral Analysis and Recording (1U01NS123972-01). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-25 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10302204. Licensed CC0.

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