Pseudoseizures are a relatively complex problem of unknown aetiology and prognosis. They can at times resemble genuine seizure attacks but they have no abnormal electroencephalograpic (EEG) activity. Understanding the patient's unique psychological background appears to be fundamental in managing seizure frequency. Pseudoseizures can be disruptive to a person's lifestyle, limiting their ability...

The Visionair Project aims at the creation of a distributed infrastructure of technological facilities in Europe as a visible, attractive entry point towards research and experimentation in high level visualisation, virtual reality and augmented reality fields, for hosting international researchers and giving them the opportunity of trying and practicing their ideas and their research topics. T...

A new neuropsychological study of a rare patient provides novel evidence that amygdala lesions can virtually abolish the experience of fear, illuminating neurobiological mechanisms of fear experience.

In this paper we discuss the potentialities of 3D virtual worlds in education. We argue that assignments in virtual worlds and a constructivist approach go hand in hand. We identify the aspects of virtual worlds (such as ActiveWorlds and SecondLife) that make them useful for education and research, as well as aspects that do not. We found that intertwining real life instructional courses with v...

Previous researches on Flow have focused on the intrapersonal aspect through which individuals can experience Flow. The balance between challenge and skill has been the most important precondition for Flow. However, Flow may be attainable through other methods especially in terms of historical and cultural perspectives. To provide an alternative explanation, the current study discussed Shinmyeo...

In this position paper, I argue, from previous experience working on Computer Mediated Communication and from recent experience studying contexts for computer supported cooperative work such as ambulance control and hospitals, that any use of the Clark Model in design needs to be incorporated within a more general analysis of experiencing relational activity.

The paper concerns collaborative research with the twofold task of developing video streaming technology for mobile devices and exploring user experiences in mobile multimedia. The main objective of the technology study was to develop mechanisms that enable the use of multimedia services in wireless terminals. This covered the development of both a software and a technology enabling efficient t...

This paper aims to look at the experience of built space beyond the subjective and signifying connotations of phenomenology in architecture. Instead of experiencing through subjective meanings, the attempt is to look at the affective dimension of space. What does it entail to experience built space in terms of affect? If affect pertains to an affection that modifies both the mind and the body, ...

Based on the homogenized data set, we analyze changes in mean temperature and some extreme temperature indices over China since 1961 and especially during the recent warming hiatus period (1998–2012) in a global average context. The result shows that the decrease of annual mean maximum has contributed most to the decreases in overall mean temperature and in diurnal temperature range (DTR) durin...