R-based Awesome Toolbox for Platform for Acoustic STArtle
ratPASTA is a package used for processing and visualising data from startle experiments in rodents or experiments measuring grip strength in rodents. The input data for this package is created with a PASTA solution (Platform for Acoustic STArtle), described in detail here:
Virag, D., Homolak, J., Kodvanj, I., Babic Perhoc, A., Knezovic, A., Osmanovic Barilar, J., & Salkovic-Petrisic, M. (2020). Repurposing a digital kitchen scale for neuroscience research: a complete hardware and software cookbook for PASTA. BioRxiv, 2020.04.10.035766. https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.04.10.035766
Using the same platform for measuring grip strength in rodents is described here:
Homolak, J., Virag, D., Kodvanj, I., Matak, I., Babic Perhoc, A., Knezovic, A., Osmanovic Barilar, J., Salkovic-Petrisic, M. (2020). griPASTA: A hacked kitchen scale for quantification of grip strength in rodents. BioRxiv, 2020.07.23.217737. https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.07.23.217737
Installation
Install ratPASTA from CRAN:
install.packages("ratPASTA")…or install ratPASTA from Github:
install_github("ikodvanj/ratPASTA")Features
Package includes the following functions:
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loadStartleData()- loads and merges all pasta files (startle data) -
basicStartlePlot()- creates a time-series plot -
startlePlot()- returns several plots -
summariseStartle()- returns a mathematical summary of the data -
latencyPlot()- creates a list with two latency plots -
loadgriPASTA()- loads and merges all pasta files (gri strength experiments) -
griPASTA()- analysis of grip strength experiments data loaded with loadgriPASTA().
Instructions
For instructions on how to use this package read the vignette.
