Given recent technological developments in robotics, artificial intelligence, and virtual reality,
it is perhaps unsurprising that the arrival of emotionally expressive and reactive artificial …

The goal of the present review is to explain how immersive virtual environment technology
(IVET) can be used for the study of social interactions and how the use of virtual humans in …

Virtual reality (VR) has been proposed as a methodological tool to study the basic science of
psychology and other fields. One key advantage of VR is that sharing of virtual content can …

The emergence of social neuroscience has significantly advanced our understanding of the
relationship that exists between social processes and their neurobiological underpinnings …

With technology allowing for increased realism in video games, realistic, human-like
characters risk falling into the Uncanny Valley. The Uncanny Valley phenomenon implies …

The current global pandemic situation due to the Covid-19 has implied several
consequences at all psychological levels. One of the main differences with respect to the pre …

Computer-generated (CG) beings are rapidly infiltrating the human social world. Yet
evidence about how humans respond to CG faces is mixed. The present systematic review …

Recent developments in neuroimaging research support the increased use of naturalistic
stimulus material such as film, avatars, or androids. These stimuli allow for a better …

Background Virtual reality (VR) enables the administration of realistic and dynamic stimuli
within a social context for the assessment and training of emotion recognition. We tested a …

Background Emotion identification is a fundamental component of social cognition. Although
it is well established that a general cognitive decline occurs with advancing age, the effects …