Emotions play a critical role in our daily lives, so the understanding and recognition of
emotional responses is crucial for human research. Affective computing research has mostly …

Humans respond cognitively and emotionally to the built environment. The modern
possibility of recording the neural activity of subjects during exposure to environmental …

Anxiety is an adaptive response that promotes harm avoidance, but at the same time
excessive anxiety constitutes the most common psychiatric complaint. Moreover, current …

Our wellness relies on continuous interactions between our brain and body: different organs
relay their current state to the brain and are regulated, in turn, by descending visceromotor …

Virtual reality (VR) has become a popular tool for investigating human behavior and brain
functions. Nevertheless, it is unclear whether VR constitutes an actual form of reality or is …

Anxiety has been related to decreased physical exploration, but past findings on the
interaction between anxiety and exploration during decision making were inconclusive …

Avoiding stimuli that predict danger is required for survival. However, avoidance can
become maladaptive in individuals who overestimate threat and thus avoid safe situations …

The movements an organism makes provide insights into its internal states and motives.
This principle is the foundation of the new field of computational ethology, which links rich …

Exploratory behaviors can serve an adaptive role within novel or changing environments.
Namely, they facilitate information gain, allowing an organism to maintain accurate beliefs …

A runner's high describes a sense of well-being during endurance exercise characterized by
euphoria and anxiolysis. It has been a widespread belief that the release of endogenous …