The analogzcal pantograph and the continuous recording of behavíor

Abstract

The analogic pantograpIt is att apparatus wItic/t allows tIte con tinuous recording of any organism’s displacement witItin an experimental environment. Several interesting analyses can be rnade on tIte obtained record wIticIt allow to get more precise and comple¬te infor,nation about activity and ,notion. Two complementary apparatuses, tIte veloci¬meter and tIte adometer, who simplify tIte tas/e of analyzing tIte continuous line tIte analogic pantotraph provides, are also described. Equations toformalizedata are presented and integrative advantages of tIte apparatus are briefly discussed.