Bruno Laeng
Biographic Data
| ID | 5889638 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Bruno Laeng |
| GIVEN NAMES | Bruno |
| FAMILY NAME | Laeng |
| SIGNATURE | LAENG B |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Oslo |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1539-4893 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1993 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Seeing Meaning
Social communication between humans and robots has become critical as a result of the integration of robots into our daily lives as assistants. There is a need to explore how users intuitively understand the behavior of a robot and the impact of social context on that understanding. This study measures mental effort (as indexed by pupil response) and processing time, measured as the time taken to provide the correct answer, to investigate partici…
Unveiling Adolescent Suicidality
Adolescent suicide attempts are on the rise, presenting a significant public health concern. Recent research aimed at improving risk assessment for adolescent suicide attempts has turned to machine learning. But no studies to date have examined the performance of stacked ensemble algorithms, which are more suitable for low-prevalence conditions. The existing machine learning-based research also lacks population-representative samples, overlooks p…
Tracking semantic relatedness
Directing visual attention toward items mentioned within utterances can optimize understanding the unfolding spoken language and preparing appropriate behaviors. In several languages, numeral classifiers specify semantic classes of nouns but can also function as reference trackers. Whereas all classifier types function to single out objects for reference in the real world and may assist attentional guidance, we propose that only sortal classifier…
The other-race effect in the uncanny valley
‘Defrosting’ music chills with naltrexone
Move like everyone is watching
Ensemble musicians engage with each other visually through glances and body motion. We conducted a case study to test how string quartet musicians would respond to playing conditions that were meant to discourage or promote visually communicative behaviour. A quartet performed in different seating configurations under rehearsal and concert conditions. Quantity of head motion was reduced when musicians' gaze was constrained. Differences in gaze an…
Fearful expressions of rapidly presented hybrid-faces modulate the lag 1 sparing in the attentional blink
Does stereopsis improve face identification? A study using a virtual reality display with integrated eye-tracking and pupillometry
Stereopsis is a powerful depth cue for humans, which may also contribute to object recognition. In particular, we surmise that face identification would benefit from the availability of stereoscopic depth cues, since facial perception may be based on three-dimensional (3D) representations. In this study, a virtual reality (VR) headset with integrated eye-tracking was used to present stereoscopic images of faces. As a monoscopic contrast condition…
Classifiers in non-European languages and semantic impairments in western neurological patients have a common cognitive structure
Music chills
This study evaluated whether music-induced aesthetic "chill" responses, which typically correspond to peak emotional experiences, can be objectively monitored by degree of pupillary dilation. Participants listened to self-chosen songs versus control songs chosen by other participants. The experiment included an active condition where participants made key presses to indicate when experiencing chills and a passive condition (without key presses). …
Pupillometry
The measurement of pupil diameter in psychology (in short, “pupillometry”) has just celebrated 50 years. The method established itself after the appearance of three seminal studies ( Hess & Polt, 1960 , 1964 ; Kahneman & Beatty, 1966 ). Since then, the method has continued to play a significant role within the field, and pupillary responses have been successfully used to provide an estimate of the “intensity” of mental activity and of changes in …
Individual Differences in Face Processing
Fourteen‐month‐old infants were presented with static images of happy, neutral, and fearful emotional facial expressions in an eye‐tracking paradigm. The emotions were expressed by the infant’s own parents as well as a male and female stranger (parents of another participating infant). Rather than measuring the duration of gaze in particular areas of interest, we measured number of fixations, distribution of fixations, and pupil diameter to evalu…
Invisible expressions evoke core impressions
Participants viewed "hybrid" faces that showed a facial expression (anger, fear, happiness, or sadness) only in the lowest spatial frequency (1-6 cycles/image), which was blended with the same face's neutral expression in the rest of the bandwidth (7-128 cycles/image). Participants rated the portrayed persons (compared to neutral images) as "friendly" when the lowest spatial frequencies showed a positive expression and "unfriendly" when the lowes…
A Redrawn Vandenberg and Kuse Mental Rotations Test - Different Versions and Factors That Affect Performance
Pleasantness of a Sweet Taste during Hunger and Satiety
Pleasantness of a Sweet Taste during Hunger and Satiety
Unveiling Adolescent Suicidality
Adolescent suicide attempts are on the rise, presenting a significant public health concern. Recent research aimed at improving risk assessment for adolescent suicide attempts has turned to machine learning. But no studies to date have examined the performance of stacked ensemble algorithms, which are more suitable for low-prevalence conditions. The existing machine learning-based research also lacks population-representative samples, overlooks p…
Pleasantness of a Sweet Taste during Hunger and Satiety
A Redrawn Vandenberg and Kuse Mental Rotations Test - Different Versions and Factors That Affect Performance
Invisible expressions evoke core impressions
Participants viewed "hybrid" faces that showed a facial expression (anger, fear, happiness, or sadness) only in the lowest spatial frequency (1-6 cycles/image), which was blended with the same face's neutral expression in the rest of the bandwidth (7-128 cycles/image). Participants rated the portrayed persons (compared to neutral images) as "friendly" when the lowest spatial frequencies showed a positive expression and "unfriendly" when the lowes…
Pupillometry
The measurement of pupil diameter in psychology (in short, “pupillometry”) has just celebrated 50 years. The method established itself after the appearance of three seminal studies ( Hess & Polt, 1960 , 1964 ; Kahneman & Beatty, 1966 ). Since then, the method has continued to play a significant role within the field, and pupillary responses have been successfully used to provide an estimate of the “intensity” of mental activity and of changes in …
Individual Differences in Face Processing
Fourteen‐month‐old infants were presented with static images of happy, neutral, and fearful emotional facial expressions in an eye‐tracking paradigm. The emotions were expressed by the infant’s own parents as well as a male and female stranger (parents of another participating infant). Rather than measuring the duration of gaze in particular areas of interest, we measured number of fixations, distribution of fixations, and pupil diameter to evalu…
Music chills
This study evaluated whether music-induced aesthetic "chill" responses, which typically correspond to peak emotional experiences, can be objectively monitored by degree of pupillary dilation. Participants listened to self-chosen songs versus control songs chosen by other participants. The experiment included an active condition where participants made key presses to indicate when experiencing chills and a passive condition (without key presses). …
Fearful expressions of rapidly presented hybrid-faces modulate the lag 1 sparing in the attentional blink
Does stereopsis improve face identification? A study using a virtual reality display with integrated eye-tracking and pupillometry
Stereopsis is a powerful depth cue for humans, which may also contribute to object recognition. In particular, we surmise that face identification would benefit from the availability of stereoscopic depth cues, since facial perception may be based on three-dimensional (3D) representations. In this study, a virtual reality (VR) headset with integrated eye-tracking was used to present stereoscopic images of faces. As a monoscopic contrast condition…
Classifiers in non-European languages and semantic impairments in western neurological patients have a common cognitive structure
‘Defrosting’ music chills with naltrexone
Move like everyone is watching
Ensemble musicians engage with each other visually through glances and body motion. We conducted a case study to test how string quartet musicians would respond to playing conditions that were meant to discourage or promote visually communicative behaviour. A quartet performed in different seating configurations under rehearsal and concert conditions. Quantity of head motion was reduced when musicians' gaze was constrained. Differences in gaze an…
The other-race effect in the uncanny valley
Tracking semantic relatedness
Directing visual attention toward items mentioned within utterances can optimize understanding the unfolding spoken language and preparing appropriate behaviors. In several languages, numeral classifiers specify semantic classes of nouns but can also function as reference trackers. Whereas all classifier types function to single out objects for reference in the real world and may assist attentional guidance, we propose that only sortal classifier…
Unveiling Adolescent Suicidality
Adolescent suicide attempts are on the rise, presenting a significant public health concern. Recent research aimed at improving risk assessment for adolescent suicide attempts has turned to machine learning. But no studies to date have examined the performance of stacked ensemble algorithms, which are more suitable for low-prevalence conditions. The existing machine learning-based research also lacks population-representative samples, overlooks p…
Seeing Meaning
Social communication between humans and robots has become critical as a result of the integration of robots into our daily lives as assistants. There is a need to explore how users intuitively understand the behavior of a robot and the impact of social context on that understanding. This study measures mental effort (as indexed by pupil response) and processing time, measured as the time taken to provide the correct answer, to investigate partici…
Psychology (14 works) · Cognitive psychology (10 works) · Computer Science (8 works) · Face Recognition and Perception (6 works) · Artificial Intelligence (5 works) · Communication (5 works) · Neuroscience (5 works) · Developmental psychology (4 works) · Gaze (4 works) · Multisensory perception and integration (4 works)