NCCR Affective Sciences Archive
Phase I (01.09.2005 – 31.08.2009)
Appraisal and motivational processes in the elicitation of emotion
Prof. Klaus R. Scherer & Prof. Guido H. E. Gendolla
Response patterning
Prof. Klaus R. Scherer & Prof. Susanne Kaiser
Neural architecture of emotion perception and affect-related cognition
Prof. Patrik Vuilleumier & Prof. Theodor Landis
Individual and interpersonal emotion regulation in families
Prof. Meinrad Perrez & Prof. Michael Reicherts
Work and emotions: Issues of stress and social interactions and their relationship to well-being, health, and productivity
Prof. Norbert K. Semmer & Prof. Franziska Tschan
Emotion regulation, impulsivity, and executive functions
Prof. Martial Van der Linden
Emotional foundations of norm compliance and norm enforcement
Prof. Ernst Fehr
Emotion, values and norms
Prof. Kevin Mulligan
The role of the emotions in legal and social regulation
Prof. Alexandre Flückiger, Prof. Christian-Nils Robert & Prof. Robert Roth
Myths and rites as cultural expressions of emotion
Prof. Philippe Borgeaud
Phase II (01.09.2009 – 31.08.2013)
Appraisal-driven patterning of emotional expression and experience
Prof. Klaus R. Scherer
Affective relevance: Nature, determinants and effects
Prof. David Sander
Neural mechanisms of emotional response patterning and system synchronization
Prof. Didier Grandjean
Cerebral bases of individual differences in affect perception and regulation
Prof. Patrik Vuilleumier & Prof. Theodor Landis
Work and emotions: Experiencing and regulation emotions, issues of self-involvement, and relationships to well-being and performance
Prof. Norbert K. Semmer, Prof. Franziska Tschan & prof. Stephan U. Marsch
The cognitive-affective interplay of self-regulation
Prof. Martial Van der Linden
The impact of emotional cues on pro-social behavior and norm compliance
Prof. Ernst Fehr
Emotion, feeling and value
Prof. Kevin Mulligan
Myths and rites as cultural expressions of emotion
Prof. Philippe Borgeaud
Affective dynamics and aesthetic emotions
Prof. Patrizia Lombardo, Prof. Gianfranco Soldati et Prof. Pascal Griener
Emotion and gender under a power perspective
Prof. Marianne Schmid Mast & Prof. Susanne Kaiser
Affective computing and emotion awareness in computer-mediated interaction
EATMInt - Emotional Awareness in Mediated Interactions
Prof. Mireille Betrancourt & Prof. Thierry Pun
When social appraisal meets social referencing. A developmental perspective on interest
Prof. Fabrice Clément
The translation of the emotions: from Greece to Rome
Prof. Damien Nelis
How the brain changes its mind: Roles of emotional relevance and sleep in learning and decision making
Prof. Sophie Schwartz
Transfer projects
Combining brain stimulation with fMRI: Developing a standard setup for studying and modifying affective networks in the human brain
Prof. Christian Ruff & Prof. Ernst Fehr
Measuring emotional intelligence in the workplace; Development of a new test
Dr. Marcello Mortillaro
Applying affective sciences to virtual reality: The study of how scents can enhance emotional experiences in immersive virtual worlds
Prof. David Sander & Dr. Sylvain Delplanque
Emotions, a natural history, NCCR Affective Sciences – Museum of Natural History Neuchâtel
Prof. Didier Grandjean
Phase III (01.09.2013 – 31.08.2017)
Computational modeling of appraisal theory of emotion
Prof. Klaus R. 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 regulation emotions, issues of self-involvement, and relationships to well-being and performance
Prof. Franziska Tschan, Prof. Achim Elfering & Prof. Norbert Semmer
Emotional future thinking
Prof. Martial Van der Linden & Prof. Arnaud D'Argembeau
Training self and emotion regulation: Neurobiological foundations and behavioral consequences
Prof. Ernst Fehr
Emotion, attention and value
Prof. Julien Deonna & Prof. Fabrice Teroni
Affective dynamics and aesthetic emotions: Contempt in literature
Prof. Patrizia Lombardo
Power and emotion recognition accuracy
Prof. Marianne Schmid Mast & Prof. David Sander
EATMint - Emotion Awareness Tools for Mediated Interactions
Prof. Mireille Betrancourt & Prof. Thierry Pun
When social appraisal meets social referencing. A developmental perspective on interest
Prof. Fabrice Clément
The translation of the emotions: from Greece to Rome
Prof. Damien Nelis
Influence of emotional relevance and sleep on learning and future decision making
Prof. Sophie Schwartz
Research foci
Below are some of the foci projects undertaken over the twelve NCCR years.
Methodological development
Prof. Didier Grandjean, Prof. Michael Eid Olivier Renaud & Prof. Delphine Courvoisier
Nature and consequences of gender differences
Prof. Marianne Schmid Mast & Prof. Susanne Kaiser
Language and Culture
Prof. Philippe Borgeaud, Prof. Klaus R. Scherer, Prof. Cristina Soriano, Dr. Anna Ogarkova & Dr. Aglae Pizzone
Aesthetic emotions
Prof. Patrizia Lombardo, prof. Klaus R. Scherer, Dr. Tom Cochrane, & Dr. Isabelle Pitteloud
Music and Emotions
Prof. Didier Grandjean, Prof. Klaus R. Scherer et Dr. Donald Glowinski
Applied Affective Sciences
Dr. Marcello Mortillaro
Emotional basis of other-regarding behaviour: Empathy and fairness
Dr. Susanne Leiberg
Moral Emotions
Prof. Julien Deonna, prof. David Sander & Dr. Florian Cova
Affective computing and computational modelling
Prof. Thierry Pun, Prof. Patrizia Lombardo & Dr. Guillaume Chanel
Appraisal processes in decision making / Emotions and decision-making / Empathy and social decision-making
Prof. Ernst Fehr, Dr. Tanja Wranik & Dr. Benoit Bediou
Video Games & Virtual Reality
Prof. Daphné Bavelier, Prof. David Sander et Dr. Swann Pichon
Life-span development
Prof. Gisela Labouvie-Vief & Dr. Joanna Minn
Prosocial and antisocial affect and behaviour
Prof. Ernst Fehr, Prof. Meinrad Perrez et Dr. Astrid Hopfensitz
Self-reflexive emotions
Prof. Kevin Mulligan & Prof. Guido H. E. Gendolla
Antisocial and impulsive behaviour
Prof. Martial Van der Linden, Prof. Stefan Eliez & Dr. Jean-Marc Gomez
Empathy and prosocial behaviour in the lifespan
Prof. Gisela Labouvie-Vief & Prof.Tania Singer
Emotional development
Prof. Edouard Gentaz & Dr. Solange Dénervaud