Search for dissertations about: "emotion and learning"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 28 swedish dissertations containing the words emotion and learning.

  2. 1. Emotion and Learning - A Computational Model of the Amygdala

    Author : Jan Morén; Kognitionsvetenskap; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Applied and experimental psychology; Sociologi; Sociology; orbitofrontal cortex; learning; hippocampus; emotions; computational models; mygdala; classical conditioning; Tillämpad och experimentell psykologi; Philosophy; Filosofi;

    Abstract : The amygdala is a small subcortical structure that has long been implicated in the conditioning of fear and other emotions. It is heavily interconnected to a number of both cortical and subcortical structures and is thus well placed to integrate sensory inputs from multiple areas to produce emotional reactions directly as well as influence learning and attention systems. READ MORE

  4. 2. Attention and Learning through the Eyes of the Emotional Brain

    Author : Manuel Oliva; Kognitionsvetenskap; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : The present thesis consists of four articles that address cognitive-emotional interactions as measured through eye movements and pupil dilation.Social facilitation-inhibition is an effect that describes changes in performance (enhancement or impairment) when individuals complete tasks in social presence compared to when they perform the same tasks in solitary conditions. READ MORE

  5. 3. Emotional and physiological responses to touch massage

    Author : Lenita Lindgren; Christine Brulin; Ola Winsö; Stefan Lehtipalo; Lars Berggren; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Touch; touch massage; emotion; anxiety; autonomic nervous sytem; brain; stress; omvårdnadsforskning med medicinsk inriktning; Caring Sciences;

    Abstract : Background: Clinical findings indicate that touch massage has the ability to induce positive emotions and influence stress responses. However, little is known about mechanisms that can explain observed responses.Aim: To understand mechanisms behind observed emotional and physiological responses during and after touch massage. READ MORE

  6. 4. Teaching and Learning Aesthetics of Interaction

    Author : Sus Lundgren; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; aesthetics of interaction; learning bjects; aesthetic ideals; action research; interaction design; design exercises; constructive alignment;

    Abstract : This dissertation is framed as an action research project, aiming to explore different means of teaching aesthetics of interaction. As such, it consists of a case study describing the work with a course in interaction design entitled “Aesthetics of Interaction”. READ MORE

  7. 5. Topics in Content Based Image Retrieval : Fonts and Color Emotions

    Author : Martin Solli; Reiner Lenz; Jan Erik Solem; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; image analysis; content based image retrieval; font recognition; color emotions; Image analysis; Bildanalys;

    Abstract : Two novel contributions to Content Based Image Retrieval are presented and discussed. The first is a search engine for font recognition. The intended usage is the search in very large font databases. The input to the search engine is an image of a text line, and the output is the name of the font used when printing the text. READ MORE