Stress is a state of threatened homeostasis during which a variety of adaptive processes are
activated to produce physiological and behavioral changes. Stress induction methods are …

Objective: Recent neuroimaging studies aimed at investigating effects of psychological
stress on the neural activity have used a range of experimental paradigms to elicit an acute …

Mental workload is a key factor influencing the occurrence of human error, especially during
piloting and remotely operated vehicle (ROV) operations, where safety depends on the …

Due to its fast temporal evolution and its representation and integration among complex and
widespread neural networks, the emotion perception process should preferably be …

The brain and the gut are engaged in continual crosstalk along a number of pathways
collectively termed the 'brain–gut axis'. Over recent years it has become increasingly clear …

Despite having relatively poor spatial and temporal resolution, near-infrared spectroscopy
(NIRS) has several methodological advantages compared with other non-invasive …

Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) has recently been investigated as a non-invasive brain–
computer interface (BCI). In particular, previous research has shown that NIRS signals …

Recent findings have demonstrated that women might be more reactive than men to viewing
painful stimuli (vicarious response to pain), and therefore more empathic [Han, S., Fan, Y., & …

Background Response inhibition, an important domain of executive function (EF), involves
the ability to suppress irrelevant or interfering information and impulses. Previous studies …

Abstract Background Corporeal machine interfaces (CMIs) are one of a few available
options for restoring communication and environmental control to those with severe motor …