Noldus products amongst wolves
9 March 2010
The Austrian Wolf Science Center uses The Observer® XT and Pocket Observer™ to study the behavior of wolves.
At the Wolf Science Center, they study cognition and cooperation in wolves and dogs, in the context of their relationship with con-specifics and with their human raisers. According to their scientists, wolf-human interactions have developed into close cooperation and intimate relationships between dogs and humans during the course of domestication. Cooperation is also at the core of canine social organization. Although it is clear that human collaborative skills are exceptional, comparisons with animals may reveal the evolutionary origins and the functional relevance of cooperation. Moreover, this approach might provide the opportunity to understand how cooperation evolves during the life of the animals, and the mechanisms that shape it.
A Track3D system installed at the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention in Beijing
1 March 2010
A Track3D system for the study of flight behavior of mosquitoes in 3D is now operating at the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention in Beijing, China. This system includes a wind tunnel made specifically for studying nocturnal insects and the state-of-the-art software EthoVision and Track3D which allow reliable tracking of insect flight from video images and accurate 3-dimensional reconstruction of the flight trajectories.
Uncovering the secrets of insect flight and orientation in space is a challenge of modern biology that requires the best technology currently available. At the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention in Beijing, researchers want to find out what stimuli affect the flight behavior of mosquitoes, which are a concern for public health, and why. In such a situation, 3D analysis of flight is indispensable to understand the insect’s orientation in space.
Noldus opens new U.S. support office on East Coast
19 January 2010
In response to the growing number of customers, Noldus has opened a new U.S. support office on the East Coast. The opening of this third support office marks an important step in the development of customer service. In an increasingly automated world, Noldus cherishes the personal relationship with their customers. The new helpdesk is staffed by Jonathan Dale, who has nine years of experience at Noldus in sales and as a trainer, so he has an excellent in-depth knowledge of our products and solutions. Dr. Dale joined the company after completing his Ph.D. in Biology at Boston University.
Support helpdesks and offices are located in different time zones (Pacific Standard Time, Eastern Standard Time, and Central European Time) and continents for your convenience. Customers across the world can now reach the support team almost every hour of the day. All support inquiries are responded to within one business day and most challenges are solved even faster. Noldus has a 3-tier system of support so that if the helpdesk cannot solve your problem, it is quickly escalated to either a trainer or engineer to provide an optimum level of expertise.
20th Anniversary symposium great success
7 December 2009
Wageningen, The Netherlands - The 20th Anniversary symposium on 19 November was a great success. Renowned speakers as prof.dr. Marcel Dicke, prof.dr. Gerrit van der Veer, prof.dr. Berry Spruijt, and dr. Marchel Gorselink addressed a large audience of customers and long term business and project partners with compelling talks. Interactive games based on EthoVision XT were enthusiastically played by many.
Have a look at the photos to get a taste of the event (click on the photo below for a photo impression).
Pioneers in social behavior research speak to a packed room
7 December 2009
The Measuring Social Behavior: Scientific Challenges, test Paradigms, and Tools symposium (during Neuroscience 2009) was an overwhelming success. It brought together some of the pioneers in social behavior research. The panel was led by Dr. Pawel Boguszewski (Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Poland) and also featured Dr. Robert Blanchard, Dr. Marcel van Gaalen, and Professor Stephen M Siviy. Together, they provided a multifaceted discussion of the current state of studying social behavior.
Missed it? Or want to re-experience the symposium? Watch the video’s and presentations here!
The talks of the four renowned speakers were diverse and covered quite a full spectrum related to social behavior. There were two major themes, the first being the highly detailed behavioral assessment versus high throughput behavioral assessment.
EthoVision XT 7.0: No limits to automated behavioral testing
18 November 2009
Wageningen, The Netherlands – Today, Noldus Information Technology announced the release of EthoVision XT 7.0. With this release, Noldus complements the already versatile software with manual event recording, offering researchers the ideal software package for automated behavioral testing – without limitations.
Noldus Information Technology and MindWare Technologies join forces
28 October 2009
Wageningen – Noldus Information Technology announced today that it has signed a mutual marketing and sales agreement with MindWare Technologies. Per this agreement, the companies will join forces to bring customers integrated solutions for psycho-physiological and behavioral research. The combined solutions will be available worldwide from Noldus Information Technology, MindWare Technologies, and their respective representatives. Systems and instruments from MindWare will be available through Noldus and the behavioral coding software, The Observer® XT from Noldus, will be offered by MindWare. By combining products and expertise, both companies will bring the scientific community high quality systems to study behavior in relation to physiological responses. As both companies are active partners in academic research communities worldwide, they have built a considerable knowledge base in collaboration with well-known institutes.
PatternVision Data Exchange Program
22 September 2009
Noldus Information Technology is pleased to announce the release of the PatternVision Data Exchange Program (DEP). With the DEP, an accurate conversion of data from The Observer XT to Theme for extensive analysis has become much easier. The DEP is a simple and straightforward program that converts exported files from The Observer XT 7.0, 8.0, and 9.0 (.ODX files) to text files that Theme can then import. The DEP and manual are available for FREE to Theme users on the Theme download site of the Noldus webpage.
Theme detects patterns in your data that you would not have thought existed. Pattern detection works best on continuously scored events, such as the data produced by The Observer XT.