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Measuring facial expressions during doctor-patient interaction
The role of explicit bias in working with depressed cardiac patients
Using simulated medical encounters, Dr. Crapanzano and her team measured the influence of bias in the medical students' diagnosis and treatment plans for a patient presenting as mildly depressed.
Soccer World Cup
World Cup success and emotions
Recent scientific research shows that emotional expressions like anger and happiness matter in being successful in the group phase of the soccer World Cup.
Heat map Morris water maze testing EthoVision XT
Alzheimer research and the Morris water maze task
First developed in 1981 by Richard Morris, the Morris water maze task is still one of the most popular tests for memory and learning in rodents.
social housing and testing in rats in PhenoTyper
Guest blog
Towards automated homecage monitoring of group housed rats
Rodent social behavior is important in research on neuropsychiatric disorders, but major limitations hamper progress.
MB 2018 conference
Conference
Many ways to measure behavior
So what kind of behavior can you measure? We haven't had time to follow all five behavior research tracks but here are a few highlights of the first conference day.
Conference
Measuring Behavior 2018 - Conference about to start
Measuring Behavior 2018 will kick off in Manchester, UK - The original modern city. This conference will be the stage for the latest inventions, prototypes, and techniques in behavioral research.
zebrafish embryo danioscope coiling behavior
A new zebrafish model for ALS-related gene mutations
How zebrafish are helping us to discover the mechanisms behind this neurodegenerative disease
Morris water maze testing learning memory mice
The effects of parasitic infections on learning and memory in mice
Worm infections can cause cognitive problems. But it’s unclear if it affects learning, memory, or both.