There is a large and growing body of evidence on the health benefits of engagement in
leisure activities (voluntary, enjoyable non-work activities, such as hobbies, arts …

When we observe a facial expression of emotion, we often mimic it. This automatic mimicry
reflects underlying sensorimotor simulation that supports accurate emotion recognition. Why …

How is it that thoroughly physical material beings such as ourselves can think, dream, feel,
create and understand ideas, theories and concepts? How does mere matter give rise to all …

Successful STEM learning depends on the interaction of affect, cognition, and application of
ideas. Simply put students who are unwilling to persist in STEM based endeavors do not …

Psychophysiology is a central hub connecting neurobiological and behavioral domains with
clinical science, thus providing ideal tools for increasing the understanding of mental …

According to the free energy principle biological agents resist a tendency to disorder in their
interactions with a dynamically changing environment by kee** themselves in sensory …

A concise introduction to a complex field, bringing together recent work in cognitive science
and cognitive robotics to offer a solid grounding on key issues. This book offers a concise …

The componential view of human emotion recognises that affective states comprise
conscious, behavioural, physiological, neural and cognitive elements. Although many …

We hope this chapter will provide an overview on current theoretical approaches to emotion
and its measurement, without neglecting their historical roots. Simultaneously, our goal is to …

As members of a multidisciplinary team of professionals who treat children and adolescents
with functional neurological (conversion) disorder (FND), we highlight the pressing need to …