Behavioral Research Blog
02 May
human behavior research
Healthcare
The use of humor during doctor-patient interactions
How often do medical professionals use humor during the interaction with patients? After all, such positive interactions help build a relationship, establish trust, and support the exchange of relevant information.
12 Apr
animal behavior research
Anxiety, Depression and Fear
Freeze! A recent study on PTSD and the immune system
It is pretty well-known that stress and anxiety have an effect on the immune system. This can be a real problem, especially in psychiatric disorders.
10 Apr
human behavior research
Consumer
How to study consumer behavior in a kitchen
Masson and colleagues from Université Paris-Saclay, France, designed a test kitchen to investigate food storage processes. According to them, the use of video cameras was of great value for analyzing behaviors.
02 Apr
human behavior research
Psychology
Top 5 blog posts about autism
World Autism Awareness Day is an internationally recognized day on April 2nd. A good reason to sum up the top 5 best read blog posts about autism of the last year for you.
26 Mar
human behavior research
Consumer
Measuring consumer responses to chocolate and images
Researchers all over the world are trying to find ways to measure real consumer responses and behavior.
06 Mar
human behavior research
Consumer
Package testing - Emotional journey in packaging research
A product package should help consumers make a quick decision. Donata Tania Vergura and Beatrice Luceri from the University of Parma, Italy investigated different packaging designs.
22 Feb
human behavior research
Emotion
Facial expression analysis in video content marketing
This study shows that emotions in company messages or advertisements could be used to build and measure brand value. This measure can thus be added to social media metrics guidelines to assess success rate.
20 Feb
human behavior research
Healthcare
Operating room layout: impact on work patters and flow disruptions
With use of prerecorded videos of surgeries, researchers examined the impact of the layout of an OR on work patterns and flow disruptions of a circulating nurse.
13 Feb
animal behavior research
Other (Animal)
A new rat model for neonatal white matter injury
Preterm birth is a major problem in neonatal healthcare. Erik van Tilborg developed a new animal model to closely mimic this clinical situation, an important step in finding new treatment options.
01 Feb
animal behavior research
Other (Animal)
Exercise vs anabolic steroids: a rat study
A recent study shows that the use of anabolic steroids diminishes the positive effects of exercise in rats.