Recent studies have reported that vision can enhance tactile perception, even in patients with somatosensory deficits. However, it is unclear in these previous studies whether visual input truly enhances detection of tactile stimuli or induces a higher propensity for reporting touch by changing response criteria. In this study, we demonstrate in neurologically normal subjects that in addition t...

On August 18, 2015, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a first in class multifunctional serotonin agonist and antagonist medication, flibanserin, for the treatment of generalized acquired hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD) in premenopausal women. This approval was surrounded by political posturing that has resulted in naysayers attacking the science based on their feelin...

Although people have been shown to rely on feelings to make judgments, the conditions that moderate this reliance have not been systematically reviewed and conceptually integrated. This article addresses this gap by jointly reviewing moderators of the reliance on both subtle affective feelings and cognitive feelings of ease-of-retrieval. The review revealed that moderators of the reliance on af...

PURPOSE Being bullied is associated with the manifestation of suicidal feelings, which sharply increase in middle(-late) adolescence. Whether or not bullied middle(-late) adolescents with suicidal feelings seek help is therefore a critical issue, given that help-seeking plays a key role in the prevention of suicide. The aim of the present study is to investigate the effects of bullying, suicida...

OBJECTIVES The gut feelings of doctors can act as triggers and modulators of the diagnostic process. This study explored the existence, significance, determinants and triggers of gut feelings among Spanish general practitioners. DESIGN Qualitative study using focus groups. Thematic content analysis. SETTING Primary healthcare centres in Majorca (Spain). PARTICIPANTS 20 purposively sampled...

Starting from some considerations about the text 'Feelings in Literature' by Johansen (2010), this article discusses the topic of emotions from the standpoint of moral psychology, namely the relationship between emotions and the conduct of our moral life. From this assumption, we will argue that literature, as an exercise of imagination, helps us understand and evaluate our own emotions, what i...

In this paper, we describe the integration of Natural Language Processing (NLP) within an emotional planner to support Interactive Storytelling. Our emotional planner is based on a standard HSP planner, whose originality is drawn from altering the agents’ beliefs and emotional states. Each character is driven by its own planner, while characters are able to operate on their reciprocal feelings ...

Recent research has documented numerous, apparently irrational influences on consumer judgment and choice, from the influence of temporary moods and metacognitive experiences to the role of “feeling right” about a decision strategy. From the metatheoretical perspective of situated cognition, such findings reflect the pragmatic, situated, and embodied nature of human cognition, which usually ser...

For centuries, the question of how a physical structure (the brain) generates the subjective feeling of consciousness has plagued neuroscientists, physiologists, psychologists, linguists, and philosophers. This has become known as the “hard problem of consciousness” and has been the subject of many publications. Although lots of answers have been proposed, none has been completely satisfactory....

Abstract Despite the importance of biodiversity, humans value some species more highly than others. Placing different levels on can impact nonhuman animal welfare and conservation. Feelings are central to recognition. It’s critical better understand how foster positive feelings toward species. The purpose this study was test Transcendent Animal Valuation scale evaluate influence a wildlife sanc...