Blog posts written by Noldus Team

20 Mar
animal behavior research
Anxiety, Depression and Fear
Does obesity cause anxiety?
In this blog we explore the relation between a high fat diet and anxiety in rodents. Recent data obtained with EthoVision XT show that it might not be as clear cut as it once seemed.

17 Feb
human behavior research
Emotion
8 reasons why FaceReader outperforms OpenFace
In this blog post, we’ll break down why FaceReader outperforms OpenFace. We’ll focus on key aspects like accuracy, ease of use, and security—making sure you get reliable results without the hassle.

30 Aug
human behavior research
Neuroscience
Neuromarketing research: Innovative research methods and techniques
Get your face read, your brain measured, and your heart rate checked. Innovative research methods and techniques found their way into neuromarketing.

31 Mar
human behavior research
Psychology
Psychology conferences in 2024 and 2025
Conferences are an excellent way to combine work, learning, and social interaction. To help you plan your year, we've curated a comprehensive list of international psychology conferences for 2024 and 2025.

18 Feb
human behavior research
Emotion
What is biometric research?
Biometric research helps scientists uncover subconscious processes related to attention, cognition, emotion, and physiological arousal.

06 Apr
human behavior research
Psychology
Facts about FaceReader and automated facial expression analysis
There have been many statements about using automated facial expression analysis to assess emotions. Let’s take a look at what is actually possible and impossible to do with FaceReader, through a game of true and false.

24 Mar
human behavior research
Psychology
How to study human behavior
Many people are fascinated by human behavior. Why do we act the way we do? How is our behavior influenced, or measured? And why is behavioral change so difficult?

16 Nov
human behavior research
Psychology
Understanding behavioral psychology with The Observer XT
What causes you to procrastinate, eat junk food, or form a habit? Questions like this, about the connection between our minds and our behavior, are studied in behavioral psychology.

04 Oct
human behavior research
Psychology
The importance of measuring infant behavior for early diagnosis of autism
Most efforts to detect autism before the age of two rely on parental reports rather than infant behavior.

22 Sep
human behavior research
Psychology
The importance of a multi-method approach in infant behavior research
The study of infant behavior provides incredible insight into the field of psychology, developmental biology, neuroscience, and other social and life sciences.