Past projects
A neuro-computational investigation of value precision
Dr. Mael Lebreton
The dominant theory in neuro-economics suggest that, in order to make economic choices, an individual must first attribute expected affective values to available options –i.e. how much she likes t…
Behaviors minimizing energetic cost: A reward?
Dr. Boris Cheval
Today one third of the adult population and 81% of the adolescent population fail to reach the recommended amounts of physical activity. This project aims to better understand why most individuals fail to…
Computational Modeling of Appraisal Theory of Emotion
Prof. Klaüs Scherer
The central research concern is the empirical test of the Component Process Model of emotion (CPM), which predicts that emotions are elicited and differentiated on the basis of appraisal processes.
Consumer-driven impacts on the Grid: Peer effects on the diffusion of technologies and strategies to manage PV electricity and demand (Peer-to-Grid)
Dr. Ulf Hahnel, en collaboration avec l’ISE
Solar photovoltaics (PV) is becoming a prime source of electricity supply worldwide, including Switzer…
Emotions and Conflict
Dr. Olga Klimecki
Human interactions often entail conflict - be it on the interpersonal level or on the level of groups formed by cultures or companies.
Feel bad, live well! The value of negative emotions for well-being
Pr. Julien Deonna, Pr. Fabrice Teroni
What exactly is the role that emotions play in an individual’s leading of a good life? Perhaps they contribute to her well-being through the way they feel, or perhaps they motivate act…
Healthy Ageing
Dr. Olga Klimecki
As humans are living longer, the question arises as to how we can promote health and well-being in elderly. Investigating the impact of meditation training on mental health and well-being in the ageing population.
IMAGINE: Développer les compétences transversales à l'école
Dr. Nathalie Mella, Dr. Gwladys Rey, Alexandra Zaharia, Pr. David Sander, [...]
Individual differences in emotional learning underpinning vulnerabilities to compulsive reward-seeking behaviors
Dr. Eva Pool
Research question: A variety of psychological disorders (e.g., binge eating, substance use disorders) are characterized by situations wher…
Knowledge, Action, and Factive Mental States
Pr. Fabrice Teroni
The present project draws light on the significant but understudied tensions between a prominent approach in contemporary epistemology and the orthodoxy in philosophy of action and philosophy of emotions. T…
On Strength of Will
Antoine Rebourg
It is commonly said that we exhibit strength of will when we resist a temptation to have a smoke or eat certain foods, or when we stay home to finish a paper instead of going out for drinks. However, this natural way of speaking ra…
On the Normativity of Correctness
Roberto Keller
Correctness is one of many normative concepts that feature in our everyday thinking. We deem items, methods, and inferences correct or incorrect, but we also do so for actions, responses, and mental states. There are …
Properemo
The project studies emotion production and perception: how appraisal shapes coping and response patterns, how mental representations form, and how observers interpret expressive cues linked to production mechanisms.
Real-time multimodal imaging of functional brain networks using simultaneous EEG and fMRI acquisitions
Dr. Frédéric Grouiller
The combination of EEG and functional MRI is very compelling to study the functioning of the human brain thanks to the high complementarity of elect…
Sensors-based behavioral analytics for simulation-based interprofessional team training
Dr. Donald Glowinski
Medical error is a leading cause of death worldwide and therefore requires greater attention. Our proposal is to develop team behavioral analytics to better integr…
Socio-emotional competences and academic performance in adolescents: a comparative evaluation of mindfulness meditation, improvisation theatre and board games interventions at school
Pr. David Sander
According to the World Health Organization, socio-emotional competen…
Testing compassion as a new emotion regulation strategy for promoting conflict resolution
Patricia Cernadas
In these situations, emotions emerge and impact the conflict issue (Halperin, 2015). As emotions can be changed through emotional regulation (Gross, 1998), resea…