Our survival and wellness require a balance between optimism and pessimism. Undue
pessimism makes life miserable; however, excessive optimism can lead to dangerously risky …

Depression is associated with an inter-hemispheric imbalance; a hyperactive right-
hemisphere (RH) and a relatively hypoactive left-hemisphere (LH). Nevertheless, the …

This exploratory study investigated the effect of visiting therapy dogs on college-student
perceived and physiological stress the week prior to final exams. Students (n= 78) were …

In healthy individuals, the majority of cortisol secretion occurs within several hours
surrounding morning awakening. A highly studied component of this secretory period is the …

Workload estimation from electroencephalographic signals (EEG) offers a highly sensitive
tool to adapt the human–computer interaction to the user state. To create systems that …

The third edition of Social Anxiety: Clinical, Developmental, and Social Perspectives
integrates examinations of social anxiety, shyness, and embarrassment with the research on …

Asymmetry in frontal electrical activity has been suggested to index tendencies in affective
responding and thus may be associated with hormonal stress responses. To assess the …

Academic examination is a major stressor for students in China. Investigation of stress-
sensitive endocrine responses to major examination stress serves as a good model of …

Frontal alpha asymmetry, a biomarker derived from electroencephalography (EEG)
recordings, has often been associated with psychological adjustment, with more left-sided …

Featured Application The presented theoretical–conceptual framework has neurobiological/
etiological relevance and focuses on dimensionally conceptualized physiological …