Table 1

Locomotor and behavioral variables

VariableUnits
Locomotor Variables
1Radial velocity with respect to operant lever (mean)mm/s
2Radial velocity with respect to operant lever (maximum)mm/s
3Radial velocity with respect to operant lever (SD)mm/s
4Speed (mean)mm/s
5Speed (SD)mm/s
6Speed (maximum)mm/s
7Move durations
8Path lengthmm
9Latency to time of maximum speeds
10Latency to time of maximum accelerations
11Maximum distance between actual path and best (straight line) pathmm
12Turn efficiency (cumulative summed change in heading/net change in heading)None
13Angular velocity with respect to operant lever (SD)Radians/s
14Angular velocity with respect to operant lever (maximum)Radians/s
15Angular velocity with respect to operant lever (mean)Radians/s
16Signed change in head orientationRadians
17Radial velocity with respect to operant lever (mean)mm/s
18Path efficiencyNone
 Variables measured at moment of cue onset 
19The distance from the lever at movement-onsetmm
20Time elapsed since last reward receiveds
21Time elapsed since last lever presss
22Time elapsed since last cue (DS or NS)s
23Head orientation with respect to leverRadians
  • A total of 23 locomotor and behavioral variables were used for GLM analysis.