In this paper we present a method to model and compare expressivity for different Moods in violin performances. Models are based on analysis of audio and bowing control gestures of real performances and they predict expressive scores from non expressive ones. Audio and control data is captured by means of a violin pickup and a 3D motion tracking system and aligned with the performed score. We m...

Mood scales were administered to spectators attending an especially violent ice hockey game (n = 117) and a relatively nonviolent game (n = 159). Subjects completed the scales either prior to the opening face-off, during the first or second period intermissions, or immediately following the match. The between-subjects design revealed an increase in spectator hostility accompanied by a quadratic...

Recent neuroimaging studies suggest that the brain adapts with pain, as well as imparts risk for developing chronic pain. Within this context, we revisit the concepts for nociception, acute and chronic pain, and negative moods relative to behavior selection. We redefine nociception as the mechanism protecting the organism from injury, while acute pain as failure of avoidant behavior, and a meso...

This paper studies how certain speculative transitions in financial markets can be ascribed to a symmetry break that happens in the collective decision making. Investors are assumed to be bounded rational, using a limited set of information including past price history and expectation on future dividends. Investment strategies are dynamically changed based on realized returns within a game theo...

Introduction Affect, or more precisely, affective control, is widespread in nature. From simple homeostatic control, to need-based control, to simple mood-based control, to basic and complex emotional control, and various other forms, affective control mechanisms of varying complexity underlie all behavior in animals. In humans, affective states are deeply intertwined with cognition and are an ...

This article is a report of results three studies investigating effects fast versus slow background musical tempo on physiology, cognition, and emotions. Two pilot first measure consumer perceptions tempo. In Studies 1 2, participants view short video restaurant advertisement featuring or music along with illustrations food items. Results indicate that more effective than for evoking positive t...

The capacity for self-regulation allows people to control their thoughts, behaviors, emotions, and desires. In spite of this impressive ability, failures of self-regulation are common and contribute to numerous societal problems, from obesity to drug addiction. Such failures frequently occur following exposure to highly tempting cues, during negative moods, or after self-regulatory resources ha...

Psychologists usually considered the "Self" as an object of experience appearing when the individual perceives its existence within the conscious field. In accordance with such a view, the self-representing capacity of the human mind has been related to corticolimbic learning processes taking place within individual development. On the other hand, Carl Gustav Jung considered the Self as the cor...