Observer - Version XT - Professional Animal Behavior Scoring and Analysis Software
From Our Products for Animal Behavior Research
The Observer XT is the ideal tool for many researchers because it saves you time scoring behaviors and it allows you to synchronize and analyze multiple signals (video, audio, physiology, etc) all together.
Software Details
Why you should use The Observer XT
- Code behavior in a quantitative way and visualize them on a timeline
- Easily integrate video and physiological data
- Calculate statistics and assess reliability
Software for scoring behaviors
The Observer XT supports the entire workflow of your project, from setting up to gathering and analyzing the observational data. You can extend your system with different modules, so the system grows with you as your research progresses. Design the setup you need!
Publication power with powerful data analysisThe analysis power of The Observer XT enables you to publish your work in scientific journals. See here The Observer XT publications over the years. Source: Google Scholar.
If you'd like to learn more about the data analysis capabilities of the software, check out the data analysis page which contains information about data visualization, how to design data analysis profiles, and reliability analysis.
ResourcesIf you'd like to get more reference materials, check out the resources page. On this page, we present white papers, product overviews, and reference lists which helps you to get to know The Observer XT software. Here are already a couple of references to scientific publications.
- Edwards, L.E.; Plush, K.J.; Ralph, C.R.; Morrison, R.S.; Acharya, R.Y.; Doyle, R.E. (2019). Enrichment with lucerne hay improves sow maternal behaviour and improves piglet survival. Animals, 9, 558; doi:10.3390/ani9080558
- Koppik, M. Thiel, A. Hoffmeister, T.S. (2019). Egg laying rather then host quality or host feeding experience drives habitat estimation in the parasitic wasp Nasonia vitripennis. Ecology and Evolution, 9, 14015-14022
- Kuti, D.; Winkler, Z.; Horváth, K.; Juhász, B.; Paholcsek, M.; Stágel, A.; Gulyás, G.; Czeglédi, L.; Ferenczi, S.; Kovács, K.J. (2020). Gastrontestinal (non-systemic) antibiotic refaximin differentially affects chronic stress-induced changes in colon microbiome and gut permeability without effect on behavior. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 84, 218-228
- Stohn, J.P.; Martinex, M.E.; St. Germain, D.L.; Hernandez, A. (2019). Adult onset of type 3 deiodinase deficiency in mice alters brain gene expression and increases locomotor activity. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 110, 104439
Benefits
- User friendly software package
The Observer XT is an extremely powerful software tool including data integration and analysis and still very user friendly and easy to understand.
- Developed to study time relationships
Synchronization is the key to understanding behavior patterns. Perfect sync is what researchers expect from Noldus.
- Detailed scoring of behaviors
Designing an ethogram is a crucial step in behavioral research. The ethogram is the actual measuring instrument. Choices made at this stage determine what you can do with your data at later stages. The Observer XT enables you to code behaviors in great detail.
- Support the entire workflow
The Observer XT supports the entire workflow of your project. As a result, you will be able to make all the necessary preparations to collect rich and meaningful data.
- Simplification of your start/stop actions
Other recording devices can be started and stopped from The Observer XT to simplify your recording process.
- Organize all data streams
Data integration platform: The Observer XT organizes all of your data streams in one clear overview.
- Add movements patterns into your data mix
You can combine data gathered with TrackLab with other data streams in The Observer XT for enhanced analysis and visualization. Synchronization is straightforward and fast using our new viewer plugin. TrackLab software is a Noldus product for recognition and analysis of spatial behavior and the design of interactive systems.
- Complete insight
You get complete insight into the relationships between behavioral data and physiological responses because time information is continuously exchanged between The Observer XT, MediaRecorder, Viso, and various data acquisition systems of your choice.
- Share the work with Coder Licenses
Coder Licenses will allow you to work together efficiently on a research project. They limit the use of The Observer XT to coding and visualization only.
- Code on the go with Pocket Observer
Code on-the-go using Pocket Observer. It combines the power of The Observer XT with the portability of a handheld computer, Android phone or tablet.
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