Advancements in Flexible Sensors for Monitoring Body Movements during Sleep: A Review [PDF]
SensorsSleep plays a role in maintaining our physical well-being. However, sleep-related issues impact millions of people globally. Accurate monitoring of sleep is vital for identifying and addressing these problems.
Zongyi Jiang +5 more
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Associations Between Ancillary Body Movements and Acoustic Parameters of Pitch, Dynamics and Timbre in Clarinet Playing [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2022 When playing an instrument, there are two main categories of body movements: instrumental movements, which are necessary for the sound production, and ancillary movements, which are associated with individual musical intentions and expressions.
Manfred Nusseck +4 more
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How voluntary control over information and body movements determines “what it’s like” to have perceptual, bodily, emotional and mental experiences [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2023 Two very fundamental aspects of phenomenal experiences underline the fact that they seem to have “something it’s like.” One aspect is the fact that experiences have a locus: they Can seem “external” (perceptual), “internal” (interoceptive, bodily or ...
J. Kevin O'Regan
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Interpersonal synchronization of spontaneously generated body movements [PDF]
iScience, 2023 Summary: Interpersonal movement synchrony (IMS) is central to social behavior in several species. In humans, IMS is typically studied using structured tasks requiring participants to produce specific body movements. Instead, spontaneously generated (i.e.,
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Analyzing Body Movements within the Laban Effort Framework Using a Single Accelerometer
Sensors, 2014 This article presents a study on analyzing body movements by using a single accelerometer sensor. The investigated categories of body movements belong to the Laban Effort Framework: Strong—Light, Free—Bound and Sudden—Sustained.
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Whole-Body Movements Increase Arm Use Outcomes of Wrist-Worn Accelerometers in Stroke Patients [PDF]
Sensors, 2021 Wrist-worn accelerometers are often applied to measure arm use after stroke. They measure arm movements during all activities, including whole-body movements, such as walking.
Gerrit Ruben Hendrik Regterschot +3 more
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Spontaneous body movements in spatial cognition [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2012 People often perform spontaneous body movements during spatial tasks such as giving complex directions or orienting themselves on maps. How are these spontaneous gestures related to spatial problem-solving?
Sergiu eTcaci Popescu, Mark eWexler
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Temporal relationship between dancer’s body movements and music beats in classical ballet [PDF]
Scientific ReportsMusicality is one of the most essential aspects of dance performance: Dancers control their bodies to the music, and audiences appreciate dances beautifully harmonized with music.
Takuya Wakiyama +3 more
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An Emotion Recognition Method for Humanoid Robot Body Movements Based on a PSO-BP-RMSProp Neural Network [PDF]
SensorsThis paper mainly explores the computational model that connects a robot’s emotional body movements with human emotion to propose an emotion recognition method for humanoid robot body movements.
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Fear in action: Fear conditioning and alleviation through body movements [PDF]
iScienceSummary: Fear memories enhance survival especially when the memories guide defensive movements to minimize harm. Accordingly, fear memories and body movements have tight relationships in animals: Fear memory acquisition results in adapting reactive ...
Maria Alemany-González +9 more
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