Valence is central to the experience of emotion. However, to the detriment of affective
science, it is often ill-defined and poorly operationalized. Being more precise about what is …

ABSTRACT A video lecture instructor exhibiting positive emotion has been shown to induce
similar emotions in students, improving the students' motivation and increasing their …

The interplay between space and cognition is a crucial issue in Neuroscience leading to the
development of multiple research fields. However, the relationship between architectural …

Modern affective science—the empirical study of emotional responding and affective
experience—has been active for a half-century. The Future of Affective Science special …

Frequently, we perceive emotional information through multiple channels (eg, face, voice,
posture). These cues interact, facilitating emotional perception when congruent (similar …

Dance is a multifaceted creative act that has been used to communicate emotions
throughout human evolution. Despite this history, there has been no empirical exploration of …

The ability to infer others' emotions is important for social communication. This study
examines three key aspects of emotion perception for which relatively little is currently …

Emotion understanding involves appreciating the significance of the relational context; the
“aboutness” of the emotion. This study examined how children labeled emotions and …

Context: The advent of Artificial Intelligence (AI) requires modeling prior to its
implementation in algorithms for most human skills. This observation requires us to have a …

Context: The advent of Artificial Intelligence (AI) requires modeling prior to its
implementation in algorithms for most human skills. This observation requires us to have a …