introduction: the traditional view that neonates are not capable of perceiving pain has been refuted and there is now no doubt those neonates feel pain. although babies cannot express their pain as older children, but capable to show in response the pain a set of measures as observable behavioral responses. the aim of this study was to determine effect of foot reflexology on physiologic index o...

Research in human computer interaction (HCI) has made remarkable progress, moving from simple pointing or touchbased interfaces to more advanced interaction paradigms powered by physiological computing, in which physiological data serves as input to the computer system.1 Computing interfaces take measurements—such as heart rate and skin conductance—which can be analyzed to measure cognitive2 an...

In this paper we discuss the use of efficient, well thought, subliminal priming in a novel way in the context of a 3D virtual tutoring system. Subliminal priming is a technique used to project information to a learner outside of his perceptual field. Various field claimed using subliminal projections but never in the domain of 3D Intelligent Tutoring Systems. Emotion monitoring is critical in a...

Animal pain is defined by a series of expectations or criteria, one of which is that there should be a physiological stress response associated with noxious stimuli. While crustacean stress responses have been demonstrated they are typically preceded by escape behaviour and thus the physiological change might be attributed to the behaviour rather than a pain experience. We found higher levels o...

Exaggerated startle and PTSD symptoms have been investigated primarily in relation to acute or Type I stressors. The present study examined PTSD symptoms and startle eyeblink response in relation to chronic or Type II stressors. Type II stressors were operationally defined as high levels of childhood corporal punishment and high levels of current partner aggression. This study recruited a sampl...

Employees in many different jobs have to deal with (extreme) negative emotions on a regular basis. Virtual training could be a suitable method for learning to cope with those situations if it proves possible to evoke similar emotions in such a set-up. In this research, three experiments to induce stress using different virtual stimuli are described, i.e. video, games and injustice. Each of thes...

The hypothesis of this study was that stable coordination patterns may be found both within and between physiological subsystems. Many studies have been conducted on both monofrequency and multifrequency coordination, with a focus on both the frequency and phase relations among the limbs. In the present study, locomotor-respiratory coupling was observed in the maintenance of small-integer frequ...

This chapter reviews the great diversity of healing practices found around the world and represented in most urban centres. A general model of healing is presented that includes both the physiological processes central to biomedical theory and practice and the symbolic aspects of healing that have physiological, psychological and social effects. Work on the theory of metaphor in cognitive scien...