Screen-based for the lab
The visual stimuli are displayed on a screen, in a laboratory environment, using the screen-based eye trackers Tobii Pro Spectrum and Tobii Pro Lab.
Nonhuman primate
Eye tracking nonhuman primates
Eye tracking in nonhuman primates provides insights about decision making, emotion recognition, attention, and social behavior.
Why use eye tracking?
Pupil center corneal reflection (PCCR) is one of the most accurate and non-invasive ways to measure eye movements. Eye trackers using this technique typically deliver a data stream in real-time containing raw data, such as gaze origin, gaze point, and pupil diameter.
Reliability in a range of settings
When conducting eye tracking research on nonhuman primates, it is important that your solutions ensure reliability across a variety of locations and scenarios. Whether you are conducting research in a controlled laboratory setting or in an animal enclosure like a zoo or sanctuary, Tobii has built a range of eye tracking solutions that deliver robust data without compromising freedom of movement or ease of use.
Studying cognitive processes with eye tracking
The eye tracking solution and a dedicated application, like our software Tobii Pro Lab, can further process the data to draw valuable conclusions on a wide variety of cognitive processes in NHPs, including:
Attention
Determine what stimuli capture the primate’s attention, how long attention is sustained on objects or locations, and how attention shifts in response to changing stimuli.
Cognitive reasoning
Study how nonhuman primates gather and process information to make decisions, solve problems, or make choices.
Face processing
Explore how primates’ gaze patterns vary when viewing familiar versus unfamiliar faces and how they respond to different emotional expressions.
Social preference
Track where a primate directs its gaze during social interactions and learns about preferences for specific individuals, group dynamics, and social hierarchies.
Motivation
Monitor gaze patterns in tasks involving rewards or incentives and identify the most salient and motivating stimuli for primates.
Fields of research
Eye tracking offers a possibility to assess human and nonhuman primates using the same or similar conditions, which provides a translational opportunity to bridge the gap between basic and clinical investigations. Our noninvasive and restraint-free eye tracking technology allows researchers to collect data in custom laboratory and natural settings while being supportive of the primate’s welfare.
Eye tracking opens research possibilities in:
Cognitive neuroscience Cognitive neuroscience
System neuroscience System neuroscience
Clinical and translational neuroscience Clinical and translational neuroscience
Ethology Ethology
Behavioral psychology Behavioral psychology
Cognitive psychology Cognitive psychology
Research setups for nonhuman primate studies
Screen-based for the field
The visual stimuli are displayed on a screen in a zoo or a primate sanctuary using Tobii Pro Spectrum and Tobii Pro Lab.
Standalone for the lab
The subjects observe or interact with objects or stationary physical scenes in a laboratory environment, using Tobii Pro Spectrum and Tobii Pro Lab.
Scientific publications
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Our products for Nonhuman primate research
Screen based
Tobii Pro Spectrum
This high-performance research system captures gaze data at speeds up to 1200 Hz. A screen-based eye tracker for extensive research from fixation-based studies to micro-saccades.
Behavior research software
Tobii Pro Lab
Our analytical software helps guide scientific and academic eye tracking research. Take control of your study and analyze the data in detail.
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Enabling success
Tobii offers tailored support to address research needs throughout your journey with Tobii’s eye tracking.
Tobii Funding support services
Tobii Funding support services help you improve your grant proposals for research that includes eye tracking in its methodology
Tobii Connect
Tobii Connect delivers product documentation, how-to guides, and answers to FAQs as well as access to software updates. Our customer care services help with any technical issues concerning Tobii products.
Tobii Academy
Tobii Academy our online learning platform, helping you ensure study success at every step of the way from study design to interpreting your eye tracking data.