Background Functional data analysis (FDA) is increasingly being used to better analyze,
model and predict time series data. Key aspects of FDA include the choice of smoothing …

How we perceive our environment affects the way we feel and behave. The impressions of
our ambient environment are influenced by its entire spectrum of physical characteristics …

Music's ability to express and arouse emotions is a mystery that has fascinated both experts
and laymen at least since ancient Greece. The predecessor to this book'Music and …

Cross-modal audio-visual perception has been a long-lasting topic in psychology and
neurology, and various studies have discovered strong correlations in human perception of …

We propose an alternative method to partial least squares for path analysis with
components, called generalized structured component analysis. The proposed method …

Research has investigated psychological processes in an attempt to explain how and why
people appreciate music. Three programs of research have shed light on these processes …

Interpersonal musical entrainment—temporal synchronization and coordination between
individuals in musical contexts—is a ubiquitous phenomenon related to music's social …

Humanoid social robots have an increasingly prominent place in today's world. Their
acceptance in social and emotional human–robot interaction (HRI) scenarios depends on …

Tension and suspense are powerful emotional experiences that occur in a wide variety of
contexts (eg, in music, film, literature, and everyday life). The omnipresence of tension and …

The study of music perception and cognition is one of the oldest topics in experimental
psychology. The last 20 years have seen an increased interest in understanding the …