Behavioral Research Blog
12 Mar
animal behavior research
Research Methods
How to get reliable results on object recognition using video tracking
In the beginning of this year I wrote a post about the Morris water maze test, a popular and well-validated paradigm to study learning and memory in rats and mice.
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.
07 Jan
animal behavior research
Social Behavior
Serotonin and social skills: how adult mice differ from juveniles
Serotonin is a busy neurotransmitter, influencing processes as memory, mood, emotion, appetite, and sexuality. A prime role for this neurotransmitter is social behavior, across a variety of species; humans, rodents, primates.
04 Jan
human behavior research
Consumer
Shopping behavior analysis- improving the shopping experience at airports
The retail industry is currently booming in some regions, and with travel such an important part of modern life, so is the retail industry at airports. Learn more about consumer buying behavior by reading this blog post.
29 Dec
human behavior research
Other (Human)
What, Why and How to learn in a museum
Although children can learn a great deal on their own, conversations with parents have a big influence on the content, recall and transfer of what they learn.