Behavioral Research Blog
24 Mar
human behavior research
Emotion
How to use FaceReader in the lab
Are you interested in using automatic facial expression analysis in a standardized lab setting? Here are 5 tips to get you started!
22 Mar
animal behavior research
Zebrafish Research
How to measure complex exploratory behavior in larval zebrafish
Behavioral tests as the open field may overlook complex patterns of behavior. Today our guest bloggers explain about a new set-up for zebrafish larvae.
17 Mar
human behavior research
Emotion
Who is the best product representative?
We all have our favorite celebrities, then there are those we love to hate. Who would you want to pay to represent your product or brand?
15 Mar
human behavior research
Psychology
Measuring flow
Real time measurement techniques like FaceReader might be the key to measuring flow in real-time.
19 Feb
animal behavior research
Research Methods
EthoVision XT and the open field test
Imagine you are dropped in the center of a wide open field. Would you explore the entire area? Or hunker down around the edges, fearing predators and other unknowns?
11 Feb
animal behavior research
Zebrafish Research
4 Facts about zebrafish and zebrafish larvae
Did you know that zebrafish larvae are able to detect minute movement in the water and that zebrafish are better than fruit flies? Read all 4 facts!
11 Feb
animal behavior research
Other (Animal)
4 Cool cow facts
The investigation of movement, activity, and behavior of animals in stables gives great insight. Read this blog to learn more about that, but also about cow behavior in paddocks.
10 Feb
animal behavior research
Other (Animal)
How sleep heals the brain
We sleep a large portion of our lives. And now researchers have proven that it can heal the brain.
28 Jan
human behavior research
Psychology
Let children design their own playground
The impact of playing outside on the social, motor and emotional development of children and their learning ability is immense. What makes the best playground, according to children?
13 Jan
human behavior research
Psychology
Emotion analysis can be beneficial to researchers in decision making
David Schindler and colleagues developed a software, µCap (muCap), which is capable of creating a link between video footage and phases of the experiment, suitable for automated analysis in FaceReader.