News 2008
EthoVision XT video tutorial online!
19 December 2008
Have you always wanted to know how EthoVision XT works? Curious about how it can benefit your research?
Satellite symposium during Neuroscience 2008 great success!
2 December 2008
Stepping Out: New Methods for Evaluating Recovery of Function in Rodent Models After Spinal Cord Injury
On November 17 (2008), at the Washington Convention Center (Washington, DC, Unites States), Noldus hosted its 4th satellite symposium during the Society for Neuroscience conference, which was entitled “Stepping out: New methods for evaluating recovery of function in rodent models after spinal cord injury”.
Noldus software contributes to aviation safety
20 October 2008
Together with 40 European partners, Noldus works on the HILAS project (Human Integration into the Lifecycle of Aviation Systems). Within the framework of this project experiments were successfully completed at the Dutch National Aerospace Laboratory. A photo special in ‘de Volkskrant’: GRACE keeps an eye on everything: from heart to pupil, gives a great insight into the experiments.
GRACE (Generic Research Aircraft Cockpit Environment) is a state-of-the-art flight simulator. Everything the pilots do is monitored: the slightest movement or change in heartbeat, Grace notices it!
You can read the entire article on de Volkskrant (a Dutch newspaper) web site [in Dutch].
New solution for sequential analysis
17 October 2008
A great connection has been made between The Observer and GSEQ for Windows. GSEQ (General Sequential Querier) is a really nice addition to the analysis you can do with The Observer. With GSEQ you don’t need complex statistical software to get a bit more information out of your observational data.
GSEQ for Windows, developed by Roger Bakeman and Vicenc Quera, is a program devised for sequential analysis. It reads compiled SDIS files and provides a variety of sequential statistics, including tables of lag frequencies, chi-squares, and adjusted residuals. Several kinds of data modifications are permitted, including recording, lumping, chaining, time-windowing, and removing of behavioral codes. GSEQ can export results for further analyses using SPSS, BMDP, ILOG, etc.
New solution for physiological research
17 October 2008
You can now use The Observer® XT with the g.MOBIlab or g.USBamp from g.tec to combine behavioral data with physiological data. We help you to build the right solution, consisting of The Observer and a Data Acquisition (DAQ) system. The Observer is set up to work with a broad range of equipment from several suppliers, like Polar Electric and Biopac Systems, Inc.
A powerful system for studying physiology in its behavioral context is created. g.MOBIlab is a biosignal acquisition system for EEG, ECG, EOG and other sensors. After recording, biosignal data such as respiration, ECG or Galvanic Skin Response (GSR) can be uploaded into The Observer XT for further analysis... For more information please contact us.
FaceReader in Reykjavik
22 September 2008
Wageningen - At The Experiment Marathon (the centerpiece of the Reykjavik Arts Festival) a presentation entitled: Sleep, emotion and the human brain, involved the use of FaceReader. A twenty-minute long video was compiled showing how the software tracked differences in facial expression in participants viewing funny, neutral and sad stimuli.
The Experiment Marathon Reykjavik, curated by Hans Ulrich Obrist and Ólafur Elíasson, is a two-fold project that expands the idea of experimentation and display. It comprises of an exhibition and a public event, which brings together leading international artists, writers and scientists to form a ‘laboratory of experiences’.
This page shows you two highlights of the different facial expressions FaceReader tracked.
PhenoTyper product range extended with lickometer
10 April 2008
Wageningen - Today we announce the release of a new extension of our PhenoTyper product range: the lickometer. Although the Noldus lickometer works as a stand-alone product, it is specifically designed for use with PhenoTyper.
Noldus Information Technology teams up with Delta Phenomics
21 March 2008
Wageningen - Noldus Information Technology has entered into a strategic partnership with Delta Phenomics, a new company providing contract research and consultancy services. In doing so, Noldus expands its horizon beyond the development of software and hardware tools to preclinical research services. The new alliance offers unique benefits for customers of both companies. As Delta Phenomics co-founder and CEO Prof. Berry Spruijt puts it: “The close partnership of a leading manufacturer of research tools and an innovative contract research company leads to a ‘dream team’ of scientists and engineers ready to assist our customers.”