Next workshop: Part II: Controlling experimental devices with BonsaI – will take place on May 9tH, 4-6 PM EET. You can find the application form HERE . The fee for each workshop is EUR 25. Participants are supposed to have basic knowledge of Bonsai and Arduino and a working and tested Arduino UNO board.

We are happy to announce the new series of online Bonsai workshops!

Modern behavioral neuroscience experiments require us to synchronize multiple data streams, precisely deliver stimuli, and – quite often – to do everything in a closed-loop setting. The fact that different devices use different software doesn’t make this task easier.

One of the best – and open – solutions to those challenges is Bonsai, a reactive programming language that allows you to collect data from multiple systems, from calcium imaging, through sound recordings to sensors and control output devices – such as feeders, motors, or stimulus delivery systems. It is easy to learn and implement and robust.

We will run three types of workshops:

Part I – where we weill introduce basic logic of Bonsai, cover loading and saving data, working with camera to track animals and basics of closed-loop experiments

Part II – where we will cover using Arduino alongside Bonsai to control experimental equipment and save the data from your sensors

Part III – where we will show you more advanced aspects of Bonsai – working with behavioural subjects, combining different data streams and using BonVision library for the generation of visual stimuli

Requirements: Windows computer, webcam

Instructor: Mateusz Kostecki, Heidelberg University