The observer XT: A tool for the integration and synchronization of multimodal signals

Behavior Research Methods

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 731-735

  Zimmerman, Patrick H ^a   Bolhuis, J Elizabeth ^b   Willemsen, Albert ^a   Meyer, Erik S ^a   Noldus, Lucas P J J ^a  

^a Noldus Information Technology bv   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; COMPUTER PROGRAM; IMAGE PROCESSING; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; VIDEORECORDING;

ANIMALS; AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; DATA COLLECTION; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SOFTWARE; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 68949192929     PISSN: 1554351X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/BRM.41.3.731     Document Type: Article

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