Special Sessions

Measuring Behavior special sessions consist of a series of talks around a common topic related to the general theme of measuring behavior.

The following special sessions will take place at Measuring Behavior 2012:

• The Role of Behavior Measurement in Persuasive Settings,
  organized by Robbert-Jan Beun (University of Utrecht)
• Measuring Driver and Pilot Behaviour,
  organized by Tobias Heffelaar (Noldus Information Technology) and Riender Happee (Delft University of Technology)
• The Development Of A Diverse Battery Of Behavioral Tasks Using Touchscreen Equipped Operant Boxes For The Study Of Cognition In The Rodent,
  organized by John Talpos (Janssen Pharmaceutica)
• Progress in Assessing Animal Welfare in Relation to New Legislation: Opportunities for Behavioural Researchers,
  organized by Penny Hawkins (RSPCA)
• Social Behavior and Communication - From Mice to Primates, organized by Markus Wöhr (University of Marburg) and Marcel van Gaalen (Abbott)
• Measuring Engagement: Affective and Social Cues in Interactive Art and Media,
  organized by Anton Nijholt (University of Twente)
• Tests for Mild Cognitive Impairment,
  organized by Paolo Fabene (University of Verona)
• From Classic to Automated HomeCage Phenotyping,
  organized by Russig Holger (TSE)
• Technical Support For Analysis Of Human Error In Task Performance, organized by Ronald Poppe (University of Twente)
• Electrophysiological Correlates Of Behaviour
  organized by Bettina Platt & Karsten Wicke (Aberdeen University)
• Measuring Behavior In A Game Context,
  organized by Herre van Oostendorp and Christof van Nimwegen (Utrecht University)
• Fish in Behaviour Research: Unique Tools with a Great Promise!
  organised by Robert Gerlai (University of Toronto at Mississauga)

 The full conference program is now available:

There are also some changes to the published program.

The conference Proceedings are also available for download.