A new methodological approach to nonverbal behavior analysis in cultural perspective

Agliati, A; Vescovo, Antonietta; Anolli, Luigi

doi:10.3758/bf03192789

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“…The onset of anxiety and depressive disorders is highly correlated with the occurrence of stressful life events (Agliati et al, 2006). In the laboratory, chronic social isolation constitutes an environmentally-induced stressful experience that may be effectively used to model a depressive-like state (Migues et al, 2005).…”

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Testosterone and imipramine have antidepressant effects in socially isolated male but not female rats

Carrier

Kabbaj

2012

Hormones and Behavior

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Rationale Affective disorders are twice as likely to occur in women as they are in men suggesting a critical role for gonadal hormones in their etiology. In particular, testosterone has been shown to have protective effects in men. Objective To investigate antidepressant effects and interactions between testosterone and imipramine in socially isolated male and female rats. Methods A chronic social isolation model was used to induce an anxiety and depressive-like state in adult gonadectomized (Gnx) male and ovariectomized (Ovx) female rats receiving chronic testosterone and imipramine treatments. Their anxiety and depression-like behaviors were examined using the light-dark box, elevated plus maze, open field, sucrose preference and novelty induced hypophagia tests. Results In socially isolated rats, the anxiolytic and antidepressant effects of testosterone and imipramine were limited to male rats. Additionally, testosterone enhanced the neurogenic effect of imipramine on hippocampal cell proliferation in male rats. Although female rats exhibited signs of anxiety and depressive-like behaviors following social isolation, testosterone and/or imipramine administration had no anxiolytic or antidepressant effects in Ovx females. Conclusions Testosterone and imipramine had anxiolytic and antidepressant effects in socially isolated male, but not female rats. Testosterone enhanced the effect of imipramine on cell proliferation in the hippocampus of male rats.

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Testosterone and imipramine have antidepressant effects in socially isolated male but not female rats

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Kabbaj

2012

Hormones and Behavior

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“…Focusing on non-verbal behavior and cultural differences, Agliati et al (2005Agliati et al ( , 2006b) analyzed conversation patterns in Icelandic and Italian people, looking for similarities and differences in rhythm and accommodation. Data highlighted the country effect on conversation rhythm: number and frequency of time patterns were deeply different between Icelandic and Italian couples, as the former turned out to manage the temporal organization in a more synchronous and regular way than the latter.…”

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T-pattern analysis for the study of temporal structure of animal and human behavior: A comprehensive review

Casarrubea

Jónsson

Faulisi

et al. 2015

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

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A basic tenet in the realm of modern behavioral sciences is that behavior consists of patterns in time. For this reason, investigations of behavior deal with sequences that are not easily perceivable by the unaided observer. This problem calls for improved means of detection, data handling and analysis. This review focuses on the analysis of the temporal structure of behavior carried out by means of a multivariate approach known as T-pattern analysis. Using this technique, recurring sequences of behavioral events, usually hard to detect, can be unveiled and carefully described. T-pattern analysis has been successfully applied in the study of various aspects of human or animal behavior such as behavioral modifications in neuro-psychiatric diseases, route-tracing stereotypy in mice, interaction between human subjects and animal or artificial agents, hormonal–behavioral interactions, patterns of behavior associated with emesis and, in our laboratories, exploration and anxiety-related behaviors in rodents. After describing the theory and concepts of T-pattern analysis, this review will focus on the application of the analysis to the study of the temporal characteristics of behavior in different species from rodents to human beings. This work could represent a useful background for researchers who intend to employ such a refined multivariate approach to the study of behavior

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“…As digital data is highly flexible, an observation app should provide multiple output formats, regarding the used syntax as well as regarding the file format. A syntax editor with placeholders for times and actions would provide the PAPER THE POTENTIAL OF COMPUTER-ASSISTED DIRECT OBSERVATION APPS necessary flexibility to export the data, for example, in a state-object-location-activity syntax [12] or Theme's notation [8]. Data files should also contain meta data about the observation itself, the used interface, available behaviors, etc.…”

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“…The computational power combined with digital data affords lots of potential for detecting interesting patterns by using algorithms for pattern detection (see, e.g., [8]). Done during or immediately after the observation it allows for confronting a human subject with his/her idiosyncratic behavior.…”

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The Potential of Computer-Assisted Direct Observation Apps

Wessel

2015

Int. J. Interact. Mob. Technol.

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Abstract-Direct behavior observation, i.e., without first creating a video recording, is a challenging, one-shot task. The behavior has to be coded accurately during the situation itself. Mobile devices can assist direct observation, and there already are applications available for these purposes. However, the mobile revolution has led to new developments in devices, infrastructure, and market penetration that have opened up new, yet untapped, possibilities. In this article, expanded activity theory is used to highlight the unused potential of computer assisted direct observation (CADO) apps. If this potential is realized, it can provide observation with the same advantages online questionnaires and sites like Mechanical Turk have provided for surveys and Internet experiments.

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A new methodological approach to nonverbal behavior analysis in cultural perspective

Cited by 13 publications

References 12 publications

Testosterone and imipramine have antidepressant effects in socially isolated male but not female rats

Testosterone and imipramine have antidepressant effects in socially isolated male but not female rats

T-pattern analysis for the study of temporal structure of animal and human behavior: A comprehensive review

The Potential of Computer-Assisted Direct Observation Apps

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