Research has suggested that background music can have a positive or negative effect that can influence the affective state of individuals. Although research has demonstrated that fear negatively influences our cognitive performance, there is a research gap in understanding the combined effects of different background music tempo and fear in influencing reading comprehension performance. Data […]

Children are thought to prefer homogeneous and simple textures that are easy to manipulate in the mouth. Although scientific research has been done on children’s acceptance for food textures, there is a lack of knowledge regarding the emotional response elicited by textures in this group of population. Physiological and behavioural methods could be an appropriate […]

D/deaf activists have consistently lamented their exclusion from the decision-making process by service providers. Accessibility is only effective when designed with contributions from those affected by the perceived or known barrier. This paper redresses the historic absence of the D/deaf paradigm, and recenters the focus to the individual’s perspective of accessibility requirements by developing a […]

Purpose This study aims to determine the perception and attitude of consumers toward the presence of cybernetic avatars (CAs) as part of a social inclusion initiative. Design/methodology/approach A mixed method was used to conduct the study using facial recognition expressions and surveys. Three studies were conducted. Study 1 examines consumers’ attitudes and perceptions of a […]

This study investigated the feasibility of using an automated facial coding engine, Affectiva (integrated in iMotions, version 8.2), for evaluating facial expression after traumatic brain injury (TBI). An observational cross-sectional study was conducted based on facial expression data from videos of participants with TBI and control participants. The aims were to compare TBI and control […]

Clients’ facial expressions allow psychotherapists to gather more information about clients’ emotional processing. This study aims to examine and investigate the facial Action Units (AUs) of self-compassion, self-criticism, and self-protection within real Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT) sessions. For this purpose, we used the facial analysis software iMotions. Twelve video sessions were selected for the analysis based […]

Emotion recognition is a significant issue in many sectors that use human emotion reactions as communication for marketing, technological equipment, or human–robot interaction. The realistic facial behavior of social robots and artificial agents is still a challenge, limiting their emotional credibility in dyadic face-to-face situations with humans. One obstacle is the lack of appropriate training […]

There are millions of people in the world who have been diagnosed with dementia and this condition not only directly affects the patient, but also their family members and caregivers; That is why it is sought to have a verdict in which it can be reliably seen if a person suffers from dementia. The way […]

Results of a study of cognitive load using multimodal biometric techniques including electrocardiography, electroencephalography and galvanic skin response are presented in the paper. Thirty student volunteers took part in an experiment conducted on the iMotions integrated biometric platform in a laboratory setting. Two types of tests were employed as research stimuli, namely the Sternberg memory […]

Due to the current situation regarding climate change, smart home energy management systems help to provide an overview of a household’s electricity consumption at appliance level by means of time-scaled visualizations. Such electricity consumption graphs need to be visually appealing to unleash potentials for a positive contribution to energy transition. Triggered emotions in particular play a […]