Research Projects

There are fifteen research projects being conducted by single-discipline teams at the various NCCR member universities. There are also eight interdisciplinary “research foci” that bring together scholars and scientists from the various project teams to pursue common areas of interest.

The individual projects are grouped according to three different but overlapping research areas, focusing on:

• the nature of the affect mechanisms, particularly elicitation, response organization, and perception;
• the regulation of the underlying states and their manifestations; and
• the embedding of affect in a sociohistoric and sociocultural context.

Computational Modeling of Appraisal Theory of Emotion Prof. Klaus Scherer

Affective Relevance: Nature, Determinants and Effects Prof. David Sander

From Elicitation to Emotional Response: Neural Mechanisms of Patterning and System Synchronization  Prof. Didier Grandjean

Brain Networks of Emotions and their Influence on Cognitive Processes Prof. Patrik Vuilleumier

Work and Emotions: Experiencing and Regulating Emotions, Issues of Self-Involvement, and Relationships to Well-Being and Performance Prof. N. K. Semmer, Prof. F. Tschan, Prof. A. Elfering

Emotional Future Thinking Prof. M. Van der Linden, Prof. A. D'Argembeau

Training Self and Emotion Regulation: Neurobiological Foundations and Behavioral Consequences Prof. E. Fehr

Emotion, Attention and Value Prof. J. Deonna, Prof. F. Teroni

Myths and Rites as Cultural Expression of Emotion Prof. P. Borgeaud

Contempt in Literature Prof. P. Lombardo

Power and Emotion Recognition Accuracy Prof. M. Schmid Mast, Prof. D. Sander

Adaptative Emotion Awareness Tools for Computer-Mediated INTeractions (EATMINT) Prof. M. Betrancourt, Prof. T. Pun

Interests in the Making Prof. F. Clément

The Translation of the Emotions: from Greece to Rome Prof. D. Nelis

Influence of Emotional Relevance and Sleep on Learning and Future Decision Making Prof. S. Schwartz