Behaviour change has become a hot topic. We describe a new approach, Behaviour
Centred Design (BCD), which encompasses a theory of change, a suite of behavioural …

We briefly review the evidence for distinct neuroanatomical substrates that underlie
interoception in humans, and we explain how they substantialize feelings from the body (in …

How consciousness appeared much earlier in evolutionary history than is commonly
assumed, and why all vertebrates and perhaps even some invertebrates are conscious …

Pictures and film clips are widely used and accepted stimuli to elicit emotions. Based on
theoretical arguments it is often assumed that the emotional effects of films exceed those of …

There is a growing body of scientific evidence supporting the existence of emotions in
nonhuman animals. Companion-animal owners show a strong connection and attachment …

Warum hat das Knacken eines Kekses mehr Einfluss auf die Kaufentscheidung, als der
Konsument ahnt? Weil die meisten Kaufentscheidungen auf unbewussten Programmen …

Until recently, research in animal welfare science has mainly focused on negative
experiences like pain and suffering, often neglecting the importance of assessing and …

According to our model of the regulation of appetitive-searching vs. distress-avoiding
behaviors, the motivation to display these essential conducts is regulated by two parallel …

Self-esteem has been associated with neural responses to self-reflection and attitude toward
social feedback but in different brain regions. The distinct associations might arise from …

This paper presents a model of emotion-cognition interactions based on a duality of mind
approach to mental processes, distinguishing between automatic and controlled cognitive …