A new ImageJ plug-in "actogramJ" for chronobiological analyses

Schmid B, Helfrich-Foerster C, Yoshii T (2011)

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2011

Journal

Journal of Biological Rhythms SAGE Publications (UK and US)

Book Volume: 26

Pages Range: 464-467

Journal Issue: 5

DOI: 10.1177/0748730411414264

Abstract

While the rapid development of personal computers and high-throughput recording systems for circadian rhythms allow chronobiologists to produce huge amounts of data, the software to analyze them often lags behind. Here, we announce newly developed chronobiology software that is easy to use, compatible with many different systems, and freely available. Our system can perform the most frequently used analyses: actogram drawing, periodogram analysis, and waveform analysis. The software is distributed as a pure Java plug-in for ImageJ and so works on the 3 main operating systems: Linux, Macintosh, and Windows. We believe that this free software raises the speed of data analyses and makes studying chronobiology accessible to newcomers. © 2011 SAGE Publications.

Authors with CRIS profile

Benjamin Schmid

Involved external institutions

Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg DE Germany (DE) Okayama University / 岡山大学 JP Japan (JP)

How to cite

APA:

Schmid, B., Helfrich-Foerster, C., & Yoshii, T. (2011). A new ImageJ plug-in "actogramJ" for chronobiological analyses. Journal of Biological Rhythms, 26(5), 464-467. https://doi.org/10.1177/0748730411414264

MLA:

Schmid, Benjamin, Charlotte Helfrich-Foerster, and Taishi Yoshii. "A new ImageJ plug-in "actogramJ" for chronobiological analyses." Journal of Biological Rhythms 26.5 (2011): 464-467.

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