Rat Reaching Kinematics from High-Speed Video for Brain Injury Studies

Kinematic data derived from high-speed video recordings of rats reaching for pellets. The dataset includes raw input data, processed output data, and statistical values and tables, created by Andrew Spence and last updated in May 2026. It was collected to study descending brain circuit remodeling after injury to inform better treatments.

Use Cases

• Train models to classify reaching movements based on kinematic features mentioned in the description
• Analyze motor skill recovery trajectories based on processed statistical values and tables
• Study the relationship between neural circuit activity and limb kinematics based on video-derived data

Strengths

• Data is openly licensed under CC-BY-4.0.
• The 5.4 MB size suggests a focused, manageable dataset for initial analysis.
• Includes both raw video-derived data and processed statistical outputs.

Limitations

• Row count and column definitions are unknown, which limits suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• The dataset's specific temporal and geographic scope is not provided.

Provenance

Source

Andrew Spence via figshare

Collection Method

Derived from high-speed video recordings of rats reaching for pellets.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-20 12:28:53.