This review paper provides an integrative account regarding neurophysiological correlates
of positive emotions and affect that cumulatively contribute to the scaffolding for positive …

One of the most pleasurable aspects of video games is their ability to induce immersive
experiences. However, there appears to be a tentative conceptualization of what an …

The growth of artificial intelligence (AI) and its applications in business has proliferated in
recent years. Businesses have started adopting various technology practices relevant to …

The performance of an activity can have positive incentives per se and individuals may
engage in an activity purely for the enjoyment of it. The engagement due to the enjoyment of …

What happens in our brains when we compose a melody, write a poem, paint a picture, or
choreograph a dance sequence? How is this different from what occurs in the brain when …

Abstract 'Hyperfocus' is a phenomenon that reflects one's complete absorption in a task, to a
point where a person appears to completely ignore or 'tune out'everything else. Hyperfocus …

Teaching and Researching Listening provides a focused, state-of-the-art treatment of the
linguistic, psycholinguistic and pragmatic processes that are involved in oral language use …

Creativity is a cornerstone of what makes us human, yet the neural mechanisms underlying
creative thinking are poorly understood. A recent surge of interest into the neural …

This chapter describes flow, the experience of complete absorption in the present moment,
and the experiential approach to positive psychology that it represents. We summarize the …

A long tradition of research including classical rhetoric, esthetics and poetics theory,
formalism and structuralism, as well as current perspectives in (neuro) cognitive poetics has …