Emotion, mood, and stress recognition (EMSR) has been studied in laboratory settings for
decades. In particular, physiological signals are widely used to detect and classify affective …

Background For many years, biofeedback and neurofeedback have been implemented in
the treatment of depression. However, the effectiveness of these techniques on depressive …

The history of humankind is full of examples that indicate a constant desire to make human
beings more moral. Nowadays, technological breakthroughs might have a significant impact …

From a technological viewpoint, virtual reality (VR) is a set of fancy technologies: a helmet,
trackers, and a 3D visualizing system. However, from a psychological viewpoint, VR is …

Visualizing biosignals can be important for social Virtual Reality (VR), where avatar non-
verbal cues are missing. While several biosignal representations exist, designing effective …

Measuring interoception ('perceiving internal bodily states') has diagnostic and wellbeing
implications. Since heartbeats are distinct and frequent, various methods aim at measuring …

Intelligent humanoid robots (IHRs) are becoming likely to be integrated into nursing practice.
However, a proper integration of IHRs requires a detailed description and explanation of …

Brain science research often involves the use of low-dimensional tools and stimuli that lack
several of the potentially valuable features of everyday activities and interactions. Although …

Historically, multiple theories have posited an active, causal role for perceived bodily states
in the creation of human emotion. Recent evidence for embodied cognition, ie the role of the …

Interoception—the perception of internal bodily signals—has recently emerged as an area of
significant interest due to its potential implications in emotion and the prevalence of …