Topic · Literature and Literary Theory · Arts and Humanities

Media Influence and Health

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Animal Behavior & Cognition·bioRxivPreprint·Apr 17, 2026
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Modeling Synthetic Audience Reactions to Social-Cognitive Narratives: A Generative GSR Model to Predict Real-World Autonomic Alignment during Film Viewing
Benjamin A Bartling, Hee Jung Cho, Yuetong Du, Ralf Schmälzle
DOI 10.64898/2026.04.13.716763
human·electrophysiology
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Animal Behavior & Cognition·bioRxivPreprint·Feb 7, 2026
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The Signal in the Noise: Hierarchy and Robustness of Physiological Audience Alignment during Narrative Media
Ralf Schmälzle, Hee Jung Cho, Monique Mitchell Turner
This study shows that messages align physiological responses across individuals, revealing a hierarchy of alignment from gaze to autonomic responses, and demonstrating content-locked temporal patterns.
2 citations
human·imaging
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Neuroscience·bioRxivPreprint·Oct 19, 2021
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Dynamic Brain Network States during Suspenseful Film Viewing
Matthew A. Bezdek, Shella Dawn Keilholz, Eric H. Schumacher
This study identifies five brain states during suspenseful film viewing, showing four differ in frequency at suspense peaks compared to valleys.
3 citations
human·imaging
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Neuroscience·bioRxivPreprint·Sep 13, 2018
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Measuring narrative engagement: The heart tells the story
Daniel C. Richardson, Nicole K. Griffin, Lara A. M. Zaki…+6 more authors·Joseph T. Devlin
This study compares conscious and subconscious engagement with stories presented as audio or video, finding stronger physiological responses to auditory stories.
39 citations
human·imaging
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