Rat Bipedal Postural Control Motion Capture Data

Featuring motion capture and force plate measurements from rats trained to stand bipedally for durations exceeding 200 seconds to obtain a water reward. The data was used to analyze intersegmental coordination and power spectrum density (PSD) characteristics, comparing them to human postural control. It was created by Tetsuro Funato and published in 2020.

Use Cases

• Analyze intersegmental coordination patterns between the center of mass and trunk motion in rat postural control.
• Compare the power spectrum density (PSD) peak frequency of approximately 1.8 Hz in rats to human bipedal posture data.
• Investigate the relationship between steady-state standing duration (over 200 s) and measured motion characteristics from the force plate.
• Model the neural mechanisms of postural control using detailed motion capture data from an accessible animal model.

Strengths

• Data includes detailed motion capture and force plate measurements from a controlled bipedal standing experiment.
• Rats demonstrated the ability to stand bipedally for long durations, with recorded sessions exceeding 200 seconds.
• Analysis includes specific metrics like intersegmental coordination and power spectrum density (PSD) with a noted peak at ~1.8 Hz.

Limitations

• The dataset size, number of rows, columns, and specific file formats are unknown.
• Data is from a specific experimental setup with rats, which may limit direct generalization to human postural control without scaling considerations.
• The data was last updated in 2020 and may not reflect more recent methodologies or findings.

Provenance

Source

Dryad digital repository.

Collection Method

Experimental data gathered using a motion capture system and a force plate while rats performed bipedal standing for a water reward.

Freshness

Last updated on 2020-06-24.