Research Methods for the Analysis of Visual Emotion Cues in Animals: A Workshop Report
Catia Correia-Caeiro1,2,3, Anna Zamansky4, Sabrina Karl5
1Human Biology & Primate Cognition, Institute of Biology, Leipzig University, 04103 Leipzig, Germany.
Animals : an Open Access Journal From MDPI
|November 13, 2025
Summary
Measuring animal emotions is increasingly important. This report examines research methods for animal emotion analysis, focusing on visual behaviors and addressing data collection and interpretation challenges.
Area of Science:
- Ethology
- Animal Behavior Science
- Affective Neuroscience
Background:
- The study of animal emotions has a long history, dating back to Darwin.
- Recent growing interest necessitates standardized methods for measuring animal emotions.
- The first International Workshop on Research Methods for Animal Emotion Analysis (RM4AEA) was convened to address this need.


