This review paper provides an integrative account regarding neurophysiological correlates
of positive emotions and affect that cumulatively contribute to the scaffolding for positive …

Just as happy people see the proverbial glass as half-full,'optimistic'or
'pessimistic'responses to ambiguity might also reflect affective states in animals. Judgement …

Judgment bias tasks (JBTs) are considered as a family of promising tools in the assessment
of emotional states of animals. JBTs provide a cognitive measure of optimism and/or …

Robust methods to assess nonhuman animal emotion are essential for ensuring good
welfare in captivity. Cognitive bias measures such as the judgment bias task have recently …

There is a moral obligation to minimize pain in pigs used for human benefit. In livestock
production, pigs experience pain caused by management procedures, eg, castration and tail …

The study of emotions in animals is of increasing importance to a number of disciplines such
as animal welfare science and affective neuroscience. Pigs are a common farm animal …

Affective state can bias an animal's judgement. Animals in positive affective states can
interpret ambiguous cues more positively (“optimistically”) than animals in negative affective …

Abstract Since Harding, Paul, and Mendl's (2004) seminal paper, a nonverbal paradigm for
testing cognitive judgement bias has been applied to assess affective states of a variety of …

Stabled horses often experience negative emotions due to the inappropriate living
conditions imposed by humans. However, identifying what emotions horses experience and …

Judgement bias tasks are promising tools to assess emotional valence in animals, however
current designs are often time-consuming and lack aspects of validity. This study aimed to …