Aeon

An open-source platform to study the neural basis of ethological behaviours over naturalistic timescales.

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Discover how Aeon allows us to record and quantify different natural behaviours, such as foraging, nesting, escape and social interaction, and their neural basis, continuously over multiple weeks.

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Gain insights into the software and hardware components that make up Aeon.

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Explore Aeon data

Learn how Aeon data is acquired, stored, and processed through the user guide and shared datasets.

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Want to contribute to Aeon? The contributing guidelines are a good place to start.

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Citation Policy

If you use Aeon in your work, please cite it as below:

D. Campagner, J. Bhagat, G. Lopes, L. Calcaterra, A. G. Pouget, A. Almeida, T. T. Nguyen, C. H. Lo, T. Ryan, B. Cruz, F. J. Carvalho, Z. Li, A. Erskine, J. Rapela, O. Folsz, M. Marin, J. Ahn, S. Nierwetberg, S. C. Lenzi, J. D. S. Reggiani, SGEN group – SWC GCNU Experimental Neuroethology Group. Aeon: an open-source platform to study the neural basis of ethological behaviours over naturalistic timescales. Preprint at https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.07.31.664513 (2025)