Enhancing brain-behavior analysis tools for mice using advanced pose and action tools
Official title: Enhancing the International Brain Laboratory's Video Processing Pipeline with Advanced Pose Estimation and Action Segmentation Tools
Funded at Columbia Univ New York Morningside · NIH-11393368 · Data updated 2026-11-12
A NIH-funded project will upgrade a mouse behavior analysis pipeline to use advanced pose estimation and action segmentation, helping researchers better understand how internal states affect decisions.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Columbia Univ New York Morningside NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (New York, United States) |
| Project start | August 6, 2025 |
| Project end | June 30, 2028 |
| Funding year | 2026 |
| Award (this year) | $154,308 |
| NIH project number | 5R50NS145433-02 |
| Project ID | NIH-11393368 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Ideal candidates are researchers studying mouse behavior and neurobiology who need more precise behavioral measurements across studies.
✕Less likely to help
Patients will not directly participate in this non-clinical core research project.
What this research studies
This project improves a video-based system that tracks where a mouse’s body parts are and how it moves. It will swap in newer pose-estimation methods and add 3D tracking and action segmentation so scientists can see more precise behaviors. The upgraded tools will integrate with existing brain-activity models to support better interpretation of how internal states relate to decisions. The work uses data from mice to advance understanding of neural mechanisms driving behavior.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, the enhanced tools could enable researchers to more accurately link behavior with brain activity, potentially accelerating discoveries relevant to neurological and behavioral conditions.
How similar studies have gone: Other labs have shown improvements when upgrading pose-estimation and 3D tracking in behavioral studies, supporting the approach's validity.
Where this research is happening
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Columbia Univ New York Morningside
New York, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Whiteway, Matt — Columbia Univ New York Morningside
- Study coordinator: Whiteway, Matt
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About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page.