Unlocking the Mind and Emotions: Cutting-Edge Bioengineering Techniques from Computational Physiology to Clinical Applications

A cura di Astolfi Laura - Mainardi Luca - Scilingo Enzo Pasquale. ISBN/EAN: 9788855536776. Patron, 2025. Pagine: 234 -- The rapid evolution of bioengineering technologies is now transforming our understanding and interaction with human emotions. This school offers an interdisciplinary exploration of how neurophysiology, computational modeling, and advanced sensor systems can be used to detect, interpret, and modulate emotional states. The course covers theoretical foundations of emotion, physiological and behavioral measurement methods, and emerging technologies such as wearable sensors, radar-based monitoring, and voice analysis. Applications span from affective computing and social robotics to assistive technologies and mental health. Through lectures, hands-on sessions, and live demonstrations with humanoid robots, the school promotes responsible innovation and addresses ethical implications in emotional bioengineering. La rapida evoluzione delle tecnologie nell’ambito dell’ingegneria biomedica sta trasformando la nostra comprensione e la capacità di interazione con le emozioni umane. Questa scuola offre una visione interdisciplinare di come la neurofisiologia, i modelli computazionali e sensori innovativi possano essere utilizzati per rilevare, interpretare e modulare gli stati emotivi. Il corso copre le basi teoriche delle emozioni, i metodi di misurazione fisiologica e comportamentale, e le tecnologie emergenti per il rilevamento delle emozioni come quelle basati su sensori indossabili, su rilevazioni radar e sull’analisi vocale. Le applicazioni spaziano dall’affective computing, la robotica sociale fino alle tecnologie assistive e quelle per la salute mentale. Attraverso lezioni, sessioni pratiche e dimostrazioni dal vivo con robot umanoidi, la scuola promuove l’innovazione responsabile e affronta le implicazioni etiche della bioingegneria delle emozioni. Contents Section 1: Introduction to neurophysiology of emotions 1. Emotional disorders: neurobiological and clinical aspects (Letizia Zurlo, Matilda Floris, Claudio Gentili) 2. Social emotions and neurophysiology: mechanisms of empathy and social interaction (Claudia Casadio, Francesca Benuzzi) Section 2: Techniques and methodologies for measuring emotions 3. Emotion recognition based on physiological and behavioural signals (Anna M. Bianchi, Stefania Coelli, Eleonora Maggioni). 4. Methodologies for the information-theoretic analysis of physiological time series (Luca Faes, Gorana Mijatovic). 5. Emotional Resonance: How Sound, Vision, and Virtual Reality Shape Physiological Responses in Emotion Recognition (Riccardo Barbieri, Edoardo Maria Polo) 6. Advanced computational techniques for emotion analysis: point-process and dynamic multivariate models (Gaetano Valenza, Riccardo Barbieri) 7. Wearable technologies for emotion monitoring: measuring physiological and behavioral signals (Lorenzo Frassineti, Pietro Tarchi, Federico Calà, Antonio Lanatà) 8. Infrared thermography: a contactless technique for emotion measurement (Arcangelo Merla, David Perpetuini, Daniela Cardone) 9. Radar-based non-invasive monitoring of human vital signs and movements: methods, systems, and challenges (Marco Mercuri) 10. Photoplethysmography Imaging: A Contactless Approach (Maurice Rohr, Christoph Hoog Antink) 11. Speech analysis: a key contactless technique for emotion detection (Ester Bruno, Alberto Greco, Nicola Vanello) 8 Section 3: Applications 12. Neuromarketing (Giuseppina Gifuni, Vincenzo Russo) 13. Synchronization and biofeedback (Emma Colamarino, Jlenia Toppi).…