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Language has long been considered independent from emotions. In the last few years however research has accumulated empirical evidence against this theoretical belief of a purely cognitive-based foundation of language. In particular, through research on emotional word processing it has been shown, that processing of emotional words activates emotional brain structures, elicits emotional facial expressions and modulates action tendencies of approach and avoidance, probably in a similar manner as processing of non-verbal emotional stimuli does. In addition, it has been shown that emotional content is already processed in the visual cortex in a facilitated manner which suggests that processing of emotional language content is able to circumvent in-depth semantic analysis.

Yet, this is only one side of the coin. Very recent research putting words into context suggests that language may also construe emotions and that by studying word processing one can provide a window to one’s own feelings. All in all, the empirical observations support the thesis of a close relationship between language and emotions at the level of word meaning as a specific evolutionary achievement of the human species. As such, this relationship seems to be different from the one between emotions and speech, where emotional meaning is conveyed by nonverbal features of the voice. But what does this relationship between written words and emotions theoretically imply for the processing of emotional information?

The present Research Topic and its related articles aim to provide answers to this question. This book comprises several experimental studies investigating the brain structures and the time course of emotional word processing. Included are studies examining the affective core dimensions underlying affective word processing and studies that show how these basic affective dimensions influence word processing in general as well as the interaction between words, feelings and (expressive) behavior. In addition, new impetus comes from studies that on the one hand investigate how task-, sublexical and intrapersonal factors influence emotional word processing and on the other hand extend emotional word processing to the domains of social context and self-related processing. Finally, future perspectives are outlined including research on emotion and language acquisition, culture and multilingualism.

In summary, this textbook offers scientists from different disciplines insight into the neurophysiological, behavioral and subjective mechanisms underlying emotion and language interactions. It gives new impulses to existing theories on the embodiment of language and emotion and provides new ways of looking at emotion-cognition interactions.

language as context --- self-reference --- mood --- social cognition --- neuronal and behavioral mechanisms of emotional word processing --- embodiment --- poetic aesthetics --- emotion and language --- multilingualism

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The risk of physical accident or injury to humans from horses is well understood. Now, there is increasing awareness of negative impacts on the physical and mental wellbeing of horses from living in fundamentally human environments and being subject to human management regimes. The 17 articles in this collection describe horse-related risks to humans and human-related risks to horses across a range of equestrian disciplines, sectors and activities. Not only do the authors take detailed approaches towards describing and calculating risk, they suggest solutions-focussed interventions for reducing the consequence and likelihood of harm to horses and humans in their relations with one another. Together, these important articles provide strategies for maximising the mutual benefits of humans and horses in each other’s lives. By considering human, animal and environmental aspects of horse-related risk, this collection provides a foundation for the development of an ‘Equestrian One Health’ framework to underpin future research into horse-related risks.

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Game theory-the study of how people make choices while interacting with others-is one of the most popular technical approaches in social science today. But as Michael Chwe reveals in his insightful new book, Jane Austen explored game theory's core ideas in her six novels roughly two hundred years ago-over a century before its mathematical development during the Cold War. Jane Austen, Game Theorist shows how this beloved writer theorized choice and preferences, prized strategic thinking, and analyzed why superiors are often strategically clueless about inferiors. Exploring a diverse range of literature and folktales, this book illustrates the wide relevance of game theory and how, fundamentally, we are all strategic thinkers.

Game theory in literature. --- Game theory --- Rational choice theory. --- Social choice --- Games, Theory of --- Theory of games --- Mathematical models --- Mathematics --- Social aspects. --- Austen, Jane, --- Ao-ssu-ting, --- Ao-ssu-ting, Chien, --- Aosiding, --- Aosiding, Jian, --- Āsṭin̲, Jēn̲, --- Austenová, Jane, --- Osten, Dzheĭn, --- Ostin, Dzhein, --- Lady, --- Author of Sense and Sensibility, --- Остен, Джейн, --- Остен, Джейм, --- אוסטן, ג׳יין --- אוסטן, ג׳יין, --- أوستن، جين، --- Criticism and interpretation. --- POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory. --- African American folktales. --- Black Boy. --- Brer Rabbit. --- Cold War. --- Fallujah. --- Flossie Finley. --- Flossie and the Fox. --- Fox. --- Jane Austen. --- Malitis. --- Mansfield Park. --- Much Ado About Nothing. --- Northanger Abbey. --- Oklahoma!. --- Persuasion. --- Pride and Prejudice. --- Sense and Sensibility. --- Tar Baby. --- bargaining position. --- children. --- choice. --- civil rights movement. --- cluelessness. --- commensurability. --- constancy. --- economics. --- economism. --- economistic values. --- emotions. --- empathy. --- folk game theory. --- folktales. --- foresight. --- game theory. --- habit. --- human behavior. --- human nature. --- ideology. --- inconsequential games. --- instinct. --- intoxication. --- literature. --- manipulation. --- mental laziness. --- money-centrism. --- moral life. --- moralism. --- multiple selves. --- naivety. --- novels. --- penetration. --- power. --- preferences. --- presumption. --- pride. --- rational choice theory. --- resistance. --- rules. --- sagacity. --- self-management. --- self-reference. --- selfishness. --- slaves. --- social distance. --- social factors. --- social status. --- socialization. --- speculation. --- status maintenance. --- strategic partnership. --- strategic sophomores. --- strategic thinking. --- strategic wisdom. --- superiors.