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Tamburro G, Bruña R, Fiedler P, De Fano A, Raeisi K, Khazaei M, Zappasodi F, Comani S. An Analytical Approach for Naturalistic Cooperative and Competitive EEG-Hyperscanning Data: A Proof-of-Concept Study. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 24:2995. [PMID: 38793851 PMCID: PMC11125252 DOI: 10.3390/s24102995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2024] [Revised: 04/03/2024] [Accepted: 05/02/2024] [Indexed: 05/26/2024]
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Investigating the neural mechanisms underlying both cooperative and competitive joint actions may have a wide impact in many social contexts of human daily life. An effective pipeline of analysis for hyperscanning data recorded in a naturalistic context with a cooperative and competitive motor task has been missing. We propose an analytical pipeline for this type of joint action data, which was validated on electroencephalographic (EEG) signals recorded in a proof-of-concept study on two dyads playing cooperative and competitive table tennis. Functional connectivity maps were reconstructed using the corrected imaginary part of the phase locking value (ciPLV), an algorithm suitable in case of EEG signals recorded during turn-based competitive joint actions. Hyperbrain, within-, and between-brain functional connectivity maps were calculated in three frequency bands (i.e., theta, alpha, and beta) relevant during complex motor task execution and were characterized with graph theoretical measures and a clustering approach. The results of the proof-of-concept study are in line with recent findings on the main features of the functional networks sustaining cooperation and competition, hence demonstrating that the proposed pipeline is promising tool for the analysis of joint action EEG data recorded during cooperation and competition using a turn-based motor task.
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- Gabriella Tamburro
- Behavioral Imaging and Neural Dynamics Center, G. d’Annunzio University of Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy; (A.D.F.); (F.Z.); (S.C.)
- Department of Neuroscience, Imaging and Clinical Sciences, G. d’Annunzio University of Chieti–Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy; (K.R.); (M.K.)
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- Center for Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience (C3N), Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain;
- Department of Radiology, Rehabilitation and Physiotherapy, School of Medicine, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, IdISSC, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Informatics, Technische Universität Ilmenau, 98693 Ilmenau, Germany
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- Behavioral Imaging and Neural Dynamics Center, G. d’Annunzio University of Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy; (A.D.F.); (F.Z.); (S.C.)
- Department of Neuroscience, Imaging and Clinical Sciences, G. d’Annunzio University of Chieti–Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy; (K.R.); (M.K.)
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- Department of Neuroscience, Imaging and Clinical Sciences, G. d’Annunzio University of Chieti–Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy; (K.R.); (M.K.)
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- Department of Neuroscience, Imaging and Clinical Sciences, G. d’Annunzio University of Chieti–Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy; (K.R.); (M.K.)
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- Behavioral Imaging and Neural Dynamics Center, G. d’Annunzio University of Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy; (A.D.F.); (F.Z.); (S.C.)
- Department of Neuroscience, Imaging and Clinical Sciences, G. d’Annunzio University of Chieti–Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy; (K.R.); (M.K.)
- Institute for Advanced Biomedical Technologies, University “Gabriele d’Annunzio” of Chieti–Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy
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- Behavioral Imaging and Neural Dynamics Center, G. d’Annunzio University of Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy; (A.D.F.); (F.Z.); (S.C.)
- Department of Neuroscience, Imaging and Clinical Sciences, G. d’Annunzio University of Chieti–Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy; (K.R.); (M.K.)
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Lu H, Zhang Y, Huang P, Zhang Y, Cheng S, Zhu X. Transcranial Electrical Stimulation Offers the Possibility of Improving Teamwork Among Military Pilots: A Review. Front Neurosci 2022; 16:931265. [PMID: 35911997 PMCID: PMC9327643 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2022.931265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2022] [Accepted: 06/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Effective teamwork among military pilots is key to successful mission completion. The underlying neural mechanism of teamwork is thought to be inter-brain synchronization (IBS). IBS could also be explained as an incidental phenomenon of cooperative behavior, but the causality between IBS and cooperative behavior could be clarified by directly producing IBS through extra external stimuli applied to functional brain regions. As a non-invasive technology for altering brain function, transcranial electrical stimulation might have the potential to explore whether top-down enhancement of the synchronization of multiple brains can change cooperative behavioral performance among members of a team. This review focuses on the characteristic features of teamwork among military pilots and variations in neuroimaging obtained by hyper-scanning. Furthermore, we discuss the possibility that transcranial electrical stimulation could be used to improve teamwork among military pilots, try to provide a feasible design for doing so, and emphasize crucial aspects to be addressed by future research.
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Léné P, Karran AJ, Labonté-Lemoyne E, Sénécal S, Fredette M, Johnson KJ, Léger PM. Is there collaboration specific neurophysiological activation during collaborative task activity? An analysis of brain responses using electroencephalography and hyperscanning. Brain Behav 2021; 11:e2270. [PMID: 34617691 PMCID: PMC8613430 DOI: 10.1002/brb3.2270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2020] [Revised: 06/02/2021] [Accepted: 06/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Collaboration between two individuals is thought to be associated with the synchrony of two different brain activities. Indeed, prefrontal cortical activation and alpha frequency band modulation has been widely reported, but little is known about interbrain synchrony (IBS) changes occurring during social interaction such as collaboration or competition. In this study, we assess the dynamic of IBS variation in order to provide novel insights into the frequency band modulation underlying collaboration. To address this question, we used electroencephalography (EEG) to simultaneously record the brain activity of two individuals playing a computer-based game facing four different conditions: collaboration, competition, single participation, and passive observation. The computer-based game consisted of a fast button response task. Using data recorded in sensor space, we calculated an IBS value for each frequency band using both wavelet coherence transform and phase-locking value and performed single-subject analysis to compare each condition. We found significant IBS in frontal electrodes only present during collaboration associated with alpha frequency band modulation. In addition, we observed significant IBS in the theta frequency band for both collaboration and competition conditions, along with a significant single-subject cortical activity. Competition is distinguishable through single-subject activity in several regions and frequency bands of the brain. Performance is correlated with single-subject frontal activation during collaboration in the alpha and beta frequency band.
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- Paul Léné
- Département de management, HEC Montréal, Montréal, Quebec, Canada
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- Département de technologies de l'information, HEC Montréal, Montréal, Quebec, Canada
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- Département de technologies de l'information, HEC Montréal, Montréal, Quebec, Canada
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- Département de technologies de l'information, HEC Montréal, Montréal, Quebec, Canada
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- Département de technologies de l'information, HEC Montréal, Montréal, Quebec, Canada
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- Département de management, HEC Montréal, Montréal, Quebec, Canada
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Cho PS, Escoffier N, Mao Y, Green C, Davis RC. Beyond physical entrainment: competitive and cooperative mental stances during identical joint-action tasks differently affect inter-subjective neural synchrony and judgments of agency. Soc Neurosci 2021; 15:368-379. [PMID: 32031918 DOI: 10.1080/17470919.2020.1727949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Little work has examined how mental stance alone, apart from physical entrainment, affects between-participant neural synchrony during joint social interaction. We report the first findings on how cooperative and competitive mental stances, even during identical visuomotor joint-action tasks, result in distinct neural oscillatory signatures in low beta and theta band between-participant phase synchrony. Two participants jointly controlled a cursor and were instructed to either compete or cooperate to move it to one of three targets. The visuomotor output was identical for both the compete and cooperate conditions because participants were privately given the same target for experimental trials. Cooperation enhanced theta band between-participant phase-locking value (PLV) midtrial at 1-2 seconds, reflecting activation of systems for social coordination to move the cursor in a shared direction. Competition enhanced low beta between-participant PLV, shifting from temporal to frontal regions, indicating that participants focused only on their target and later evaluated self-agency as winner or loser. This interpretation of the neural signature was corroborated by participants' greater post-trial ratings of the degree of control over the cursor during competition. Top-down cooperative and competitive mental stances shape perceptions of social context and affect interpersonal neural synchrony important for representation of self and others' actions.
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- Philip S Cho
- Center for Science and Engineering Applications in Social Science, Yonsei University , Seoul, Korea.,Underwood International College, Yonsei University , Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Psychology, National University of Singapore , Singapore.,Life Sciences Institute Programme in Neurobiology and Ageing, National University of Singapore , Singapore
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- Department of Statistics, National University of Singapore , Singapore
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- Diagnostic Radiology and Psychiatry, Wayne State School of Medicine , Detroit, MI, USA
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- School of Information Systems, Singapore Management University , Singapore, Singapore
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Richard C, Karić MS, McConnell M, Poole J, Rupp G, Fink A, Meghdadi A, Berka C. Elevated Inter-Brain Coherence Between Subjects With Concordant Stances During Discussion of Social Issues. Front Hum Neurosci 2021; 15:611886. [PMID: 34054446 PMCID: PMC8160431 DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2021.611886] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2020] [Accepted: 04/20/2021] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Social media platforms offer convenient, instantaneous social sharing on a mass scale with tremendous impact on public perceptions, opinions, and behavior. There is a need to understand why information spreads including the human motivations, cognitive processes, and neural dynamics of large-scale sharing. This study introduces a novel approach for investigating the effect social media messaging and in-person discussion has on the inter-brain dynamics within small groups of participants. The psychophysiological impact of information campaigns and narrative messaging within a closed social media environment was assessed using 24-channel wireless EEG. Data were acquired from three- or four-person groups while subjects debated contemporary social issues framed by four scenarios of varying controversy: (a) investing in ethical vs. unethical corporations, (b) selecting travel destination based on social awareness, (c) determining verdict in a murder trial and the punishment of life in prison or death penalty, and (d) decision to vaccinate. Pre-/post-scenario questionnaires assess the effects of the social media information. Inter-brain coherence between subject pairs on each social issue discussed by subjects was analyzed by concordance, agreement vs. disagreement, and by group unanimity, unanimous vs. not unanimous. Subject pairs that agreed on the social issues raised in the scenarios had significantly greater inter-brain coherence in gamma frequency range than disagreeing pairs over cortical regions known to be involved in social interactions. These effects were magnified when comparing groups where subject pairs were unanimous in their stance on the social issues for some but not all scenarios. While there was considerable overlap between scenarios in what EEG channels were significant, there was enough variability to indicate the possibility of scenario-specific effects on inter-brain coherence.
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Ayrolles A, Brun F, Chen P, Djalovski A, Beauxis Y, Delorme R, Bourgeron T, Dikker S, Dumas G. HyPyP: a Hyperscanning Python Pipeline for inter-brain connectivity analysis. Soc Cogn Affect Neurosci 2021; 16:72-83. [PMID: 33031496 PMCID: PMC7812632 DOI: 10.1093/scan/nsaa141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2020] [Revised: 09/22/2020] [Accepted: 10/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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The bulk of social neuroscience takes a 'stimulus-brain' approach, typically comparing brain responses to different types of social stimuli, but most of the time in the absence of direct social interaction. Over the last two decades, a growing number of researchers have adopted a 'brain-to-brain' approach, exploring similarities between brain patterns across participants as a novel way to gain insight into the social brain. This methodological shift has facilitated the introduction of naturalistic social stimuli into the study design (e.g. movies) and, crucially, has spurred the development of new tools to directly study social interaction, both in controlled experimental settings and in more ecologically valid environments. Specifically, 'hyperscanning' setups, which allow the simultaneous recording of brain activity from two or more individuals during social tasks, has gained popularity in recent years. However, currently, there is no agreed-upon approach to carry out such 'inter-brain connectivity analysis', resulting in a scattered landscape of analysis techniques. To accommodate a growing demand to standardize analysis approaches in this fast-growing research field, we have developed Hyperscanning Python Pipeline, a comprehensive and easy open-source software package that allows (social) neuroscientists to carry-out and to interpret inter-brain connectivity analyses.
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- Anaël Ayrolles
- Department of Neuroscience, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
- Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Department, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, Robert Debré Hospital, Paris, France
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- Department of Neuroscience, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
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- Department of Psychology, New York University, New York City, USA
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- Baruch Ivcher School of Psychology, Center for Developmental Social Neuroscience, Interdiscilinary Center Herzliya, Baruch Ivcher School of Psychology, Herzliya, Israel
- Department of Psychology, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel
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- Department of Neuroscience, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
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- Department of Neuroscience, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
- Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Department, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, Robert Debré Hospital, Paris, France
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- Department of Psychology, New York University, New York City, USA
- Department of Clinical Psychology, Free University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neuroscience, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
- Center for Complex Systems and Brain Sciences, Florida Atlantic University, Center for Complex Systems and Brain Sciences, Boca Raton, FL, USA
- Departement of Psychiatry, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Precision Psychiatry and Social Physiology laboratory, CHU Sainte-Justine Centre de Recherche, Precision Psychiatry and Social Physiology Laboratory, Montreal, QC, Canada
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Kelsen BA, Sumich A, Kasabov N, Liang SHY, Wang GY. What has social neuroscience learned from hyperscanning studies of spoken communication? A systematic review. Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2020; 132:1249-1262. [PMID: 33022298 DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2020.09.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2020] [Revised: 09/03/2020] [Accepted: 09/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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A growing body of literature examining the neurocognitive processes of interpersonal linguistic interaction indicates the emergence of neural alignment as participants engage in oral communication. However, questions have arisen whether the study results can be interpreted beyond observations of cortical functionality and extended to the mutual understanding between communicators. This review presents evidence from electroencephalography (EEG) and functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) hyperscanning studies of interbrain synchrony (IBS) in which participants communicated via spoken language. The studies are classified into: knowledge sharing; turn-taking speech co-ordination; cooperation, problem-solving and creativity; and naturalistic discussion paradigms according to the type of interaction specified in each study. Alignment predominantly occurred in the frontal and temporo-parietal areas, which may reflect activation of the mirror and mentalizing systems. We argue that the literature presents a significant contribution to advancing our understanding of IBS and mutual understanding between communicators. We end with suggestions for future research, including analytical approaches and experimental conditions and hypothesize that brain-inspired neural networks are promising techniques for better understanding of IBS through hyperscanning.
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- Brent A Kelsen
- Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand; Language Center, National Taipei University, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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- Division of Psychology, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, United Kingdom
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- Knowledge Engineering and Discovery Research Institute (KEDRI), Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan; Department of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Taoyuan, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand.
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Brain-to-Brain Neural Synchrony During Social Interactions: A Systematic Review on Hyperscanning Studies. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/app10196669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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The aim of this study was to conduct a comprehensive review on hyperscanning research (measuring brain activity simultaneously from more than two people interacting) using an explicit systematic method, the preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses (PRISMA). Data were searched from IEEE Xplore, PubMed, Engineering Village, Web of Science and Scopus databases. Inclusion criteria were journal articles written in English from 2000 to 19 June 2019. A total of 126 empirical studies were screened out to address three specific questions regarding the neuroimaging method, the application domain, and the experiment paradigm. Results showed that the most used neuroimaging method with hyperscanning was magnetoencephalography/electroencephalography (MEG/EEG; 47%), and the least used neuroimaging method was hyper-transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation (tACS) (1%). Applications in cognition accounted for almost half the studies (48%), while educational applications accounted for less than 5% of the studies. Applications in decision-making tasks were the second most common (26%), shortly followed by applications in motor synchronization (23%). The findings from this systematic review that were based on documented, transparent and reproducible searches should help build cumulative knowledge and guide future research regarding inter-brain neural synchrony during social interactions, that is, hyperscanning research.
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Trendafilov D, Schmitz G, Hwang TH, Effenberg AO, Polani D. Tilting Together: An Information-Theoretic Characterization of Behavioral Roles in Rhythmic Dyadic Interaction. Front Hum Neurosci 2020; 14:185. [PMID: 32523522 PMCID: PMC7261889 DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2020.00185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2019] [Accepted: 04/27/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Every joint collaborative physical activity performed by a group of people, e.g., carrying a table, typically leads to the emergence of spatiotemporal coordination of individual motor behavior. Such interpersonal coordination can arise solely based on the observation of the partners' and/or the object's movements, without the presence of verbal communication. In this paper, we investigate how the social coupling between two individuals in a collaborative task translates into measured objective and subjective performance indicators recorded in two different studies. We analyse the trends in the dyadic interrelationship based on the information-theoretic measure of transfer entropy and identify emerging leader-follower roles. In our experimental paradigm, the actions of the pair of subjects are continuously and seamlessly fused, resulting in a joint control of an object simulated on a tablet computer. Subjects need to synchronize their movements with a 90° phase difference in order to keep the object (a ball) rotating precisely on a predefined circular or elliptic trajectory on a tablet device. Results demonstrate how the identification of causal dependencies in this social interaction task could reveal specific trends in human behavior and provide insights into the emergence of social sensorimotor contingencies.
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- Dari Trendafilov
- Institute of Pervasive Computing, Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria
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- Department of Humanities, Institute of Sports Science, Leibniz University Hannover, Hanover, Germany
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- Department of Humanities, Institute of Sports Science, Leibniz University Hannover, Hanover, Germany
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- Department of Humanities, Institute of Sports Science, Leibniz University Hannover, Hanover, Germany
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- Adaptive Systems, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, United Kingdom
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Aricò P, Sciaraffa N, Babiloni F. Brain-Computer Interfaces: Toward a Daily Life Employment. Brain Sci 2020; 10:brainsci10030157. [PMID: 32182818 PMCID: PMC7139579 DOI: 10.3390/brainsci10030157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2020] [Accepted: 03/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Recent publications in the Electroencephalogram (EEG)-based brain–computer interface field suggest that this technology could be ready to go outside the research labs and enter the market as a new consumer product. This assumption is supported by the recent advantages obtained in terms of front-end graphical user interfaces, back-end classification algorithms, and technology improvement in terms of wearable devices and dry EEG sensors. This editorial paper aims at mentioning these aspects, starting from the review paper “Brain–Computer Interface Spellers: A Review” (Rezeika et al., 2018), published within the Brain Sciences journal, and citing other relevant review papers that discussed these points.
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- Pietro Aricò
- Department of Molecular Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro, 5, 00185 Rome, Italy; (N.S.); (F.B.)
- BrainSigns srl, Lungotevere Michelangelo 9, 00192, Rome, Italy
- IRCCS Fondazione Santa Lucia, Neuroelectrical Imaging and BCI Lab, Via Ardeatina, 306, 00179 Rome, Italy
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro, 5, 00185 Rome, Italy; (N.S.); (F.B.)
- BrainSigns srl, Lungotevere Michelangelo 9, 00192, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro, 5, 00185 Rome, Italy; (N.S.); (F.B.)
- BrainSigns srl, Lungotevere Michelangelo 9, 00192, Rome, Italy
- IRCCS Fondazione Santa Lucia, Neuroelectrical Imaging and BCI Lab, Via Ardeatina, 306, 00179 Rome, Italy
- College of Computer Science and Technology, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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Czeszumski A, Eustergerling S, Lang A, Menrath D, Gerstenberger M, Schuberth S, Schreiber F, Rendon ZZ, König P. Hyperscanning: A Valid Method to Study Neural Inter-brain Underpinnings of Social Interaction. Front Hum Neurosci 2020; 14:39. [PMID: 32180710 PMCID: PMC7059252 DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2020.00039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 166] [Impact Index Per Article: 41.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2019] [Accepted: 01/27/2020] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Social interactions are a crucial part of human life. Understanding the neural underpinnings of social interactions is a challenging task that the hyperscanning method has been trying to tackle over the last two decades. Here, we review the existing literature and evaluate the current state of the hyperscanning method. We review the type of methods (fMRI, M/EEG, and fNIRS) that are used to measure brain activity from more than one participant simultaneously and weigh their pros and cons for hyperscanning. Further, we discuss different types of analyses that are used to estimate brain networks and synchronization. Lastly, we present results of hyperscanning studies in the context of different cognitive functions and their relations to social interactions. All in all, we aim to comprehensively present methods, analyses, and results from the last 20 years of hyperscanning research.
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- Artur Czeszumski
- Institute of Cognitive Science, Universität Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Germany
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- Institute of Cognitive Science, Universität Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Germany
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- Institute of Cognitive Science, Universität Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Germany
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- Institute of Cognitive Science, Universität Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Germany
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- Institute of Cognitive Science, Universität Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Germany
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- Institute of Cognitive Science, Universität Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Germany
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- Institute of Cognitive Science, Universität Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Germany.,Institut für Neurophysiologie und Pathophysiologie, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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Cheng X, Pan Y, Hu Y, Hu Y. Coordination Elicits Synchronous Brain Activity Between Co-actors: Frequency Ratio Matters. Front Neurosci 2019; 13:1071. [PMID: 31680812 PMCID: PMC6803479 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2019.01071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2019] [Accepted: 09/24/2019] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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People could behave in two different ways when engaging in interpersonal coordination activities: moving at the same frequency (isofrequency pattern, IP; the movement frequency ratio is 1:1) or at different frequencies (multifrequency pattern, MP; the movement frequency ratio is non 1:1). However, how the interpersonal coordination pattern modulates coordination outcome and the related brain-to-brain connectivity is not fully understood. Here, we adopted a continuous joint drawing task in which two participants co-drew parallelogram shapes according to two coordination patterns (i.e., IP vs. MP) while their brain activities were simultaneously recorded by the functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) based hyperscanning technique. Dyads showed better coordination performance, as well as relatively greater interpersonal brain synchronization (IBS) at the left frontopolar area, in the MP condition compared to the IP condition. Granger causality analyses further disclosed the bidirectional influences between the brains of the coordinating individuals. Such interpersonal influences were enhanced when individuals coordinated in the MP condition. Finally, the IBS during coordination was related to the dyadic self-control level. Taken together, our study revealed that interpersonal multifrequency coordination pattern facilitates the coordination efficiency, which was associated with the enhanced brain-to-brain connectivity. Our work also suggests the potentially positive role of self-control during the interpersonal coordination process.
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- Xiaojun Cheng
- School of Psychology, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China
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- School of Psychology and Cognitive Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Psychology and Cognitive Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Psychology and Cognitive Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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Lee S, Cho H, Kim K, Jun SC. Simultaneous EEG Acquisition System for Multiple Users: Development and Related Issues. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2019; 19:E4592. [PMID: 31652579 PMCID: PMC6832946 DOI: 10.3390/s19204592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2019] [Revised: 10/17/2019] [Accepted: 10/20/2019] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Social interaction is one of humans' most important activities and many efforts have been made to understand the phenomenon. Recently, some investigators have attempted to apply advanced brain signal acquisition systems that allow dynamic brain activities to be measured simultaneously during social interactions. Most studies to date have investigated dyadic interactions, although multilateral interactions are more common in reality. However, it is believed that most studies have focused on such interactions because of methodological limitations, in that it is very difficult to design a well-controlled experiment for multiple users at a reasonable cost. Accordingly, there are few simultaneous acquisition systems for multiple users. In this study, we propose a design framework for an acquisition system that measures EEG data simultaneously in an environment with 10 or more people. Our proposed framework allowed us to acquire EEG data at up to 1 kHz frequency from up to 20 people simultaneously. Details of our acquisition system are described from hardware and software perspectives. In addition, various related issues that arose in the system's development-such as synchronization techniques, system loads, electrodes, and applications-are discussed. In addition, simultaneous visual ERP experiments were conducted with a group of nine people to validate the EEG acquisition framework proposed. We found that our framework worked reasonably well with respect to less than 4 ms delay and average loss rates of 1%. It is expected that this system can be used in various hyperscanning studies, such as those on crowd psychology, large-scale human interactions, and collaborative brain-computer interface, among others.
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- Sunghan Lee
- School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju 61005, Korea.
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- Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY 12201, USA.
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- Department of Bio and Brain Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon 34141, Korea.
- R&D Center, BioBrain Inc., Daejeon, 35203, Korea.
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- School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju 61005, Korea.
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Filho E. Team Dynamics Theory: Nomological network among cohesion, team mental models, coordination, and collective efficacy. SPORT SCIENCES FOR HEALTH 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/s11332-018-0519-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Mu Y, Cerritos C, Khan F. Neural mechanisms underlying interpersonal coordination: A review of hyperscanning research. SOCIAL AND PERSONALITY PSYCHOLOGY COMPASS 2018. [DOI: 10.1111/spc3.12421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Sciaraffa N, Borghini G, Arico P, Di Flumeri G, Toppi J, Colosimo A, Bezerianos A, Thakor NV, Babiloni F. How the workload impacts on cognitive cooperation: A pilot study. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2018; 2017:3961-3964. [PMID: 29060764 DOI: 10.1109/embc.2017.8037723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Cooperation degradation can be seen as one of the main causes of human errors. Poor cooperation could arise from aberrant mental processes, such as mental overload, that negatively affect the user's performance. Using different levels of difficulty in a cooperative task, we combined behavioural, subjective and neurophysiological data with the aim to i) quantify the mental workload under which the crew was operating, ii) evaluate the degree of their cooperation, and iii) assess the impact of the workload demands on the cooperation levels. The combination of such data showed that high workload demand impacted significantly on the performance, workload perception, and degree of cooperation.
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Hu Y, Hu Y, Li X, Pan Y, Cheng X. Brain-to-brain synchronization across two persons predicts mutual prosociality. Soc Cogn Affect Neurosci 2018; 12:1835-1844. [PMID: 29040766 PMCID: PMC5716073 DOI: 10.1093/scan/nsx118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2017] [Accepted: 10/10/2017] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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People tend to be more prosocial after synchronizing behaviors with others, yet the underlying neural mechanisms are rarely known. In this study, participant dyads performed either a coordination task or an independence task, with their brain activations recorded via the functional near-infrared spectroscopy hyperscanning technique. Participant dyads in the coordination group showed higher synchronized behaviors and greater subsequent inclination to help each other than those in the independence group, indicating the prosocial effect of interpersonal synchrony. Importantly, the coordination group demonstrated the significant task-related brain coherence, namely the interbrain synchronization, at the left middle frontal area. The detected interbrain synchronization was sensitive to shared intentionality between participants and was correlated with the mutual prosocial inclination. Further, the task-related brain coherence played a mediation role in the prosocial effect of interpersonal synchrony. This study reveals the relevance of brain-to-brain synchronization among individuals with subsequent mutual prosocial inclination and suggests the neural mechanism associating with shared cognition for the facilitation of interpersonal synchrony on prosociality.
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- Yi Hu
- Faculty of Education, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China.,The Key Lab of Brain Functional Genomics, MOE & STCSM, School of Psychology and Cognitive Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- The Key Lab of Brain Functional Genomics, MOE & STCSM, School of Psychology and Cognitive Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- The Key Lab of Brain Functional Genomics, MOE & STCSM, School of Psychology and Cognitive Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- The Key Lab of Brain Functional Genomics, MOE & STCSM, School of Psychology and Cognitive Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- The Key Lab of Brain Functional Genomics, MOE & STCSM, School of Psychology and Cognitive Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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Mu Y, Han S, Gelfand MJ. The role of gamma interbrain synchrony in social coordination when humans face territorial threats. Soc Cogn Affect Neurosci 2017; 12:1614-1623. [PMID: 28985437 PMCID: PMC5647809 DOI: 10.1093/scan/nsx093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2016] [Revised: 06/29/2017] [Accepted: 07/20/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Throughout history and into the modern era, human groups have been continually subjected to a wide range of societal threats, from natural disasters to pandemics to terrorism. Yet despite this fundamental aspect of human existence, there has been little research on how societal threat affects social coordination at both the neural and the behavioral level. Here, we show for the first time that individuals are better able to coordinate under high societal threat as compared to low or no threat (Experiment 1). Using a method of hyperscanning electroencephalography (EEG), which simultaneously measures brain activity among interacting subjects, we further illustrate that interbrain synchrony of gamma band oscillations is enhanced when people are under high threat, and increased gamma interbrain synchrony is associated with lower dyadic interpersonal time lag (i.e. higher coordination) (Experiment 2). To our knowledge, the current work provides some of the first empirical evidence that gamma interbrain synchrony is associated with social coordination when humans are under threat.
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- Yan Mu
- Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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- School of Psychological and Cognitive Sciences, PKU-IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Beijing Key Laboratory of Behavior and Mental Health, Peking University, Beijing, 100080, China
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- Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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Balconi M, Vanutelli ME. Cooperation and Competition with Hyperscanning Methods: Review and Future Application to Emotion Domain. Front Comput Neurosci 2017; 11:86. [PMID: 29033810 PMCID: PMC5627061 DOI: 10.3389/fncom.2017.00086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2017] [Accepted: 09/06/2017] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Cooperation and competition, as two common and opposite examples of interpersonal dynamics, are thought to be reflected by different cognitive, neural, and behavioral patterns. According to the conventional approach, they have been explored by measuring subjects' reactions during individual performance or turn-based interactions in artificial settings, that don't allow on-line, ecological enactment of real-life social exchange. Considering the importance of these factors, and accounting for the complexity of such phenomena, the hyperscanning approach emerged as a multi-subject paradigm since it allows the simultaneous recording of the brain activity from multiple participants interacting. In this view, the present paper aimed at reviewing the most significant work about cooperation and competition by EEG hyperscanning technique, which proved to be a promising tool in capturing the sudden course of social interactions. In detail, the review will consider and group different experimental tasks that have been developed so far: (1) paradigms that used rhythm, music and motor synchronization; (2) card tasks taken from the Game Theory; (3) computerized tasks; and (4) possible real-life applications. Finally, although highlighting the potential contribution of such approach, some important limitations about these paradigms will be elucidated, with a specific focus on the emotional domain.
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- Michela Balconi
- Research Unit in Affective and Social Neuroscience, Catholic University of Milan, Milan, Italy.,Department of Psychology, Catholic University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Research Unit in Affective and Social Neuroscience, Catholic University of Milan, Milan, Italy.,Department of Psychology, Catholic University of Milan, Milan, Italy.,Department of Philosophy, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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Borghini G, Aricò P, Di Flumeri G, Sciaraffa N, Colosimo A, Herrero MT, Bezerianos A, Thakor NV, Babiloni F. A New Perspective for the Training Assessment: Machine Learning-Based Neurometric for Augmented User's Evaluation. Front Neurosci 2017; 11:325. [PMID: 28659751 PMCID: PMC5468410 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2017.00325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2016] [Accepted: 05/23/2017] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Inappropriate training assessment might have either high social costs and economic impacts, especially in high risks categories, such as Pilots, Air Traffic Controllers, or Surgeons. One of the current limitations of the standard training assessment procedures is the lack of information about the amount of cognitive resources requested by the user for the correct execution of the proposed task. In fact, even if the task is accomplished achieving the maximum performance, by the standard training assessment methods, it would not be possible to gather and evaluate information about cognitive resources available for dealing with unexpected events or emergency conditions. Therefore, a metric based on the brain activity (neurometric) able to provide the Instructor such a kind of information should be very important. As a first step in this direction, the Electroencephalogram (EEG) and the performance of 10 participants were collected along a training period of 3 weeks, while learning the execution of a new task. Specific indexes have been estimated from the behavioral and EEG signal to objectively assess the users' training progress. Furthermore, we proposed a neurometric based on a machine learning algorithm to quantify the user's training level within each session by considering the level of task execution, and both the behavioral and cognitive stabilities between consecutive sessions. The results demonstrated that the proposed methodology and neurometric could quantify and track the users' progresses, and provide the Instructor information for a more objective evaluation and better tailoring of training programs.
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- Gianluca Borghini
- Department of Molecular Medicine, Sapienza Università di RomaRome, Italy.,BrainSigns srlRome, Italy.,Neuroelectrical Imaging and BCI Lab, Fondazione Santa Lucia (IRCCS)Rome, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Sapienza Università di RomaRome, Italy.,BrainSigns srlRome, Italy.,Neuroelectrical Imaging and BCI Lab, Fondazione Santa Lucia (IRCCS)Rome, Italy
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- BrainSigns srlRome, Italy.,Neuroelectrical Imaging and BCI Lab, Fondazione Santa Lucia (IRCCS)Rome, Italy.,Department of Anatomical, Histological, Forensic, and Orthopedic Sciences, Sapienza Università di RomaRome, Italy
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- BrainSigns srlRome, Italy.,Neuroelectrical Imaging and BCI Lab, Fondazione Santa Lucia (IRCCS)Rome, Italy.,Department of Anatomical, Histological, Forensic, and Orthopedic Sciences, Sapienza Università di RomaRome, Italy
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- Department of Anatomical, Histological, Forensic, and Orthopedic Sciences, Sapienza Università di RomaRome, Italy
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- Clinical and Experimental Neuroscience (NiCE-IMIB), School of Medicine, Institute of Aging Research, University of MurciaMurcia, Spain
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- Centre for Life Sciences, Singapore Institute for Neurotechnology, National University of SingaporeSingapore, Singapore
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- Centre for Life Sciences, Singapore Institute for Neurotechnology, National University of SingaporeSingapore, Singapore
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Sapienza Università di RomaRome, Italy.,BrainSigns srlRome, Italy
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Mu Y, Guo C, Han S. Oxytocin enhances inter-brain synchrony during social coordination in male adults. Soc Cogn Affect Neurosci 2016; 11:1882-1893. [PMID: 27510498 DOI: 10.1093/scan/nsw106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2015] [Revised: 07/13/2016] [Accepted: 08/03/2016] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Recent brain imaging research has revealed oxytocin (OT) effects on an individual's brain activity during social interaction but tells little about whether and how OT modulates the coherence of inter-brain activity related to two individuals' coordination behavior. We developed a new real-time coordination game that required two individuals of a dyad to synchronize with a partner (coordination task) or with a computer (control task) by counting in mind rhythmically. Electroencephalography (EEG) was recorded simultaneously from a dyad to examine OT effects on inter-brain synchrony of neural activity during interpersonal coordination. Experiment 1 found that dyads showed smaller interpersonal time lags of counting and greater inter-brain synchrony of alpha-band neural oscillations during the coordination (vs control) task and these effects were reliably observed in female but not male dyads. Moreover, the increased alpha-band inter-brain synchrony predicted better interpersonal behavioral synchrony across all participants. Experiment 2, using a double blind, placebo-controlled between-subjects design, revealed that intranasal OT vs placebo administration in male dyads improved interpersonal behavioral synchrony in both the coordination and control tasks but specifically enhanced alpha-band inter-brain neural oscillations during the coordination task. Our findings provide first evidence that OT enhances inter-brain synchrony in male adults to facilitate social coordination.
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- Yan Mu
- School of Psychological and Cognitive Sciences, PKU-IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Beijing Key Laboratory of Behavior and Mental Health, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Learning and Cognition, Department of Psychology, Capital Normal University, Beijing, China
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- School of Psychological and Cognitive Sciences, PKU-IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Beijing Key Laboratory of Behavior and Mental Health, Peking University, Beijing, China
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Toppi J, Borghini G, Petti M, He EJ, De Giusti V, He B, Astolfi L, Babiloni F. Investigating Cooperative Behavior in Ecological Settings: An EEG Hyperscanning Study. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0154236. [PMID: 27124558 PMCID: PMC4849782 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0154236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2016] [Accepted: 04/11/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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The coordinated interactions between individuals are fundamental for the success of the activities in some professional categories. We reported on brain-to-brain cooperative interactions between civil pilots during a simulated flight. We demonstrated for the first time how the combination of neuroelectrical hyperscanning and intersubject connectivity could provide indicators sensitive to the humans’ degree of synchronization under a highly demanding task performed in an ecological environment. Our results showed how intersubject connectivity was able to i) characterize the degree of cooperation between pilots in different phases of the flight, and ii) to highlight the role of specific brain macro areas in cooperative behavior. During the most cooperative flight phases pilots showed, in fact, dense patterns of interbrain connectivity, mainly linking frontal and parietal brain areas. On the contrary, the amount of interbrain connections went close to zero in the non-cooperative phase. The reliability of the interbrain connectivity patterns was verified by means of a baseline condition represented by formal couples, i.e. pilots paired offline for the connectivity analysis but not simultaneously recorded during the flight. Interbrain density was, in fact, significantly higher in real couples with respect to formal couples in the cooperative flight phases. All the achieved results demonstrated how the description of brain networks at the basis of cooperation could effectively benefit from a hyperscanning approach. Interbrain connectivity was, in fact, more informative in the investigation of cooperative behavior with respect to established EEG signal processing methodologies applied at a single subject level.
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- Jlenia Toppi
- Dept. of Computer, Control, and Management Engineering, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Via Ariosto 25, I – 00185, Rome, Italy
- IRCCS Fondazione Santa Lucia, Neuroelectrical Imaging and BCI Lab, Via Ardeatina 306, I– 00179, Rome, Italy
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- IRCCS Fondazione Santa Lucia, Neuroelectrical Imaging and BCI Lab, Via Ardeatina 306, I– 00179, Rome, Italy
- Dept. of Molecular Medicine, "Sapienza" University of Rome, viale Regina Elena 291, Rome, Italy
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- Dept. of Computer, Control, and Management Engineering, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Via Ariosto 25, I – 00185, Rome, Italy
- IRCCS Fondazione Santa Lucia, Neuroelectrical Imaging and BCI Lab, Via Ardeatina 306, I– 00179, Rome, Italy
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- Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, Stati Uniti, United States of America
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- Dept. of Molecular Medicine, "Sapienza" University of Rome, viale Regina Elena 291, Rome, Italy
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- Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, University of Minnesota, 7–105 Hasselmo Hall 312 Church St. SE, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
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- Dept. of Computer, Control, and Management Engineering, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Via Ariosto 25, I – 00185, Rome, Italy
- IRCCS Fondazione Santa Lucia, Neuroelectrical Imaging and BCI Lab, Via Ardeatina 306, I– 00179, Rome, Italy
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- IRCCS Fondazione Santa Lucia, Neuroelectrical Imaging and BCI Lab, Via Ardeatina 306, I– 00179, Rome, Italy
- Dept. of Molecular Medicine, "Sapienza" University of Rome, viale Regina Elena 291, Rome, Italy
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Bezerianos A, Sun Y, Chen Y, Woong KF, Taya F, Arico P, Borghini G, Babiloni F, Thakor N. Cooperation driven coherence: Brains working hard together. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2016; 2015:4696-9. [PMID: 26737342 DOI: 10.1109/embc.2015.7319442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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The current study aims to look at the difference in coupling of EEG activity of participant pairs while they perform a cooperative, concurrent, independent yet different task at high and low difficulty levels. Participants performed the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) designed Multi-Attribute Task Battery (MATB-II) task which simulates a pilot and copilot operating an aircraft. Each participant in the pair was responsible for 2 out of 4 subtasks which were independent and different from one another while all tasks occurs concurrently in real time with difficulty levels being the frequency that adjustments are required for each subtask. We found that as the task become more difficult, there was more coupling between the pilot and copilot.
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Burgess AP. On the interpretation of synchronization in EEG hyperscanning studies: a cautionary note. Front Hum Neurosci 2013; 7:881. [PMID: 24399948 PMCID: PMC3870947 DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2013.00881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 120] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2013] [Accepted: 12/03/2013] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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EEG Hyperscanning is a method for studying two or more individuals simultaneously with the objective of elucidating how co-variations in their neural activity (i.e., hyperconnectivity) are influenced by their behavioral and social interactions. The aim of this study was to compare the performance of different hyper-connectivity measures using (i) simulated data, where the degree of coupling could be systematically manipulated, and (ii) individually recorded human EEG combined into pseudo-pairs of participants where no hyper-connections could exist. With simulated data we found that each of the most widely used measures of hyperconnectivity were biased and detected hyper-connections where none existed. With pseudo-pairs of human data we found spurious hyper-connections that arose because there were genuine similarities between the EEG recorded from different people independently but under the same experimental conditions. Specifically, there were systematic differences between experimental conditions in terms of the rhythmicity of the EEG that were common across participants. As any imbalance between experimental conditions in terms of stimulus presentation or movement may affect the rhythmicity of the EEG, this problem could apply in many hyperscanning contexts. Furthermore, as these spurious hyper-connections reflected real similarities between the EEGs, they were not Type-1 errors that could be overcome by some appropriate statistical control. However, some measures that have not previously been used in hyperconnectivity studies, notably the circular correlation co-efficient (CCorr), were less susceptible to detecting spurious hyper-connections of this type. The reason for this advantage in performance is discussed and the use of the CCorr as an alternative measure of hyperconnectivity is advocated.
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- Adrian P Burgess
- Aston Brain Centre, School of Life and Health Sciences, Aston University Birmingham, UK
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