SleepMat: a new behavioral analysis software program for sleep and circadian rhythms

Abstract

Abstract Study Objectives To develop a new publicly available software SleepMat that analyzes Drosophila Activity Monitoring system data. Methods The software is built on Matlab platform, employs an easy-to-use graphic user interface, and is highly flexible to customize data inputs. Results This software provides large number of sleep and circadian parameters including period, actogram, anticipation, sleep amount, bout length, bout number, activity, sleep deprivation, latency, lifespan, and eduction results. Conclusions This software will enable a user-friendly high throughput analysis of a broad range of sleep and circadian parameters that can be coupled to the power of Drosophila genetics.