Girl Reading a Letter at an Open Window by Vermeer We tend to focus on things that trigger a strong emotional reaction or are the most prominent among our current options. Yet, our emotions also play a role in determining how wide or narrow our focus of attention is. Positive emotions can expand our attention, […]
Girl Interrupted at Her Music by Vermeer, 1658 In our lives, we constantly deal with a vast amount of information: even for performing routine daily tasks, such as choosing what to wear or preparing food, we must process a large amount of data. Our brain’s capabilities are limited: we cannot thoroughly process all the information […]
Composition 2 by Piet Mondrian, 1922 Anima joined the InnovAID hackathon, an international event with teams from the Netherlands, Portugal, and Ukraine. Their goal? To create AI-based solutions for various healthcare challenges. Anima’s innovative work was right at the center of this event. Two teams who worked on challenges related to Anima’s field won the […]
Melancholy by Edvard Munch Dysphoric bias is the tendency to perceive, interpret, and judge ambiguous cues in a negative/pessimistic manner [1]. That negative emotions changed people’s way of thinking about the future[2]. It’s one of the most common biases in human psychology and can cause problems like anxiety, worry, and depression. However, with the right […]