A5052646236- Action Observation and Synchronization
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Multisensory perception and integration
- Tactile and Sensory Interactions
- Pain Management and Placebo Effect
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies
- Music Therapy and Health
- Neuroscience and Music Perception
- Psychology of Social Influence
- Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Myeloproliferative Neoplasms: Diagnosis and Treatment
- Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
- Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Pain Mechanisms and Treatments
- Eosinophilic Disorders and Syndromes
- Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders
- Spatial Neglect and Hemispheric Dysfunction
- Liver Disease and Transplantation
- Color perception and design
- Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
- Workplace Health and Well-being
Adelphi Group (United Kingdom)
2022-2025
Liverpool John Moores University
2017-2024
TU Dresden
2024
Pfizer (United Kingdom)
2023
University of Huddersfield
2023
University of Manchester
2010-2016
Emotional distortions of the perceived duration events are often explained in terms increases and decreases arousal.Whilst this explanation is theoretically plausible, there a lack evidence for direct relationship between physiological arousal duration.The aim current study was to investigate whether arousal, defined by autonomic nervous system (ANS) activity directly related duration.In two experiments we measured skin conductance level (SCL) high frequency heart rate variability (HF HRV)...
Abstract Polycythemia vera (PV) is a myeloproliferative neoplasm associated with high symptom and psychological burden, resulting in decreased quality of life (QoL). Patients PV have an increased risk cardiovascular (CV) complications, making regular monitoring crucial. The Landmark 2.0 survey was conducted worldwide among patients their treating physicians to identify any potential gaps perceptions regarding management. Data were collected between April 2021 2022 from across 11 countries....
Evidence suggests that interoceptive and exteroceptive attention might have different perceptual effects. However, the effects of these types body-focused never been directly compared. The current research investigated how affect subsequent performance on somatic signal detection task (SSDT). In Experiment 1, 37 participants completed SSDT under usual testing conditions after performing an heartbeat perception task. This led to a more liberal response criterion, leading increased touch...
Abstract We examined whether alterations in body perception EDs extend to the integration of exteroceptive visual and tactile information. Moreover, we investigated effect self-focused attention on ability correctly detect stimuli. Twenty-seven women reporting low ED symptoms, versus 26 high undertook a modified version Somatic Signal Detection Task (SSDT), which involved detecting stimuli cheek presence or absence concomitant light. The SSDT was completed while looking at photograph one’s...
The presence of a light flash near to the body not only increases ability detect weak touch but also reports feeling that did occur. somatic signal detection task (SSDT) provides behavioural marker by which clarify spatial extent such visuotactile interactions in peripersonal space. Whilst previous evidence suggests limit over visual input can distort perception tactile stimulation during rubber hand illusion, boundaries light-induced sensations are known. In repeated measures design, 41...
Some people perceive themselves to look more, or less attractive than they are in reality. We investigated the role of emotions enhancement and derogation effects; specifically, whether propensity experience positive negative affects how healthy we our own face judge ourselves against others. A psychophysical method was used measure healthiness self-image social comparisons healthiness. Participants who self-reported high (N = 20) affectivity judged (red-tinged) unhealthy looking...
Affective touch refers to the emotional and motivational facets of tactile sensation has been linked activation a specialised system mechanosensory afferents (the CT system), that respond optimally slow caress-like touch. shown play an important role in building bodily self: multisensory integrated global awareness one's own body. Here we investigated effects affective on subsequent integration using Somatic Signal Detection Task (SSDT). During SSDT, participants were required detect...
Visual-tactile carry-over effects of global/local processing (attention to the whole, versus details) have been reported under active touch conditions. We investigated whether also occur for passive and has differential on affective discriminative aspects touch. Participants completed two tactile tasks involving pleasantness rating discrimination a set vibrations before after completing version Navon task that encouraged focus global (n = 30), local or both 30) features series visual...
The space we keep between ourselves and others allows us either to engage in close shared experiences or distance for safety. Focusing primarily on the latter, previous studies have identified a link interpersonal boundaries perceived threat, perceptual discrimination including pain perception as well how move behave result. Although distancing has been studied range of contexts, mechanistic way such spatial behaviour might alter perceive affective touch yet be investigated. Here probe...
The space we keep between ourselves and others allows us either to engage in close shared experiences or distance for safety. Focusing primarily on the latter, previous studies have identified a link interpersonal perceived threat, perceptual discrimination including pain perception as well how move behave result. Although has been studied range of contexts, mechanistic way such spatial behaviour might alter perceive affective touch yet be investigated. Here probe effect threat COVID-19...
Objective We aimed to investigate the burden of persistent musculoskeletal (MSK) pain in Rolls-Royce UK employees. Methods Employees with ( n = 298) and without 329) MSK completed a cross-sectional survey. Weighted regression analyses were conducted compare sickness absence, work ability, workplace accommodations/adaptations, emotional well-being between these cohorts, controlling for confounders. Results Persistent (particularly back pain) had significant impact on physical ability was...
We investigated the effects of non-informative vision body on exteroceptive multisensory integration and touch perception in participants presenting with different levels eating disorder (ED) symptoms. The study employed a sample women reporting low (low ED; n = 31) vs high (high 34) subclinical ED symptoms who undertook Somatic Signal Detection task (SSDT). During SSDT, are required to detect near-threshold tactile stimulation at their fingertip without simultaneous light flash next...
Previous research has consistently reported that pain related stimuli are perceived as lasting longer than non-pain ones, suggesting lengthens subjective time. However, to date, the investigation been limited immediate effects of on time perception. The current study aims investigate whether affects how a duration is recalled after period delay. In two experiments, participants were asked complete four temporal generalisation tasks, where they required first remember standard tone (learning...
Topic: 35. Quality of life and palliative care Background: Polycythemia vera (PV) patients (pts) have a high risk thrombosis cardiovascular (CV) events are the main cause death. PV Pts also report reduced quality (QoL) due to symptom psychological burden. Aims: This study examined patterns in CV assessment PV-related burden, comparing results from physician (phys) pt perspectives. Methods: The LANDMARK 2.0 survey pts phys was conducted 11 countries between April 2021–May 2022. aged 18–89...
Non-drug therapies for pain treatment are becoming increasingly popular. In particular, Mindfulness Meditation (MM) interventions have been found to be effective at reducing the perceived intensity of pain. However, extent which MM alters other elements experience (e.g. duration pain) remains unclear. The current study therefore investigated effect on temporal dimension by establishing whether could reduce its duration. a two-session experiment, participants were asked verbally estimate...