Hyperscanning: A Valid Method to Study Neural Inter-brain Underpinnings of Social Interaction

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 h...

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Published in:Frontiers in human neuroscience Vol. 14; p. 39
Main Authors: Czeszumski, Artur, Eustergerling, Sara, Lang, Anne, Menrath, David, Gerstenberger, Michael, Schuberth, Susanne, Schreiber, Felix, Rendon, Zadkiel Zuluaga, König, Peter
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Switzerland Frontiers Research Foundation 28.02.2020
Frontiers Media S.A
Subjects:
Advantages
Brain mapping
Brain research
Cognitive ability
EEG
Electroencephalography
Feasibility studies
fMRI
Functional magnetic resonance imaging
Human Neuroscience
hyperscanning
joint action
Magnetic resonance imaging
Medical imaging
MEG
Methods
Neurosciences
Scanners
social cognition
Social interaction
Social interactions
Spectrum analysis
Synchronization
fMRI
joint action
fNIRS
social cognition
EEG
hyperscanning
social interactions
MEG
ISSN:1662-5161, 1662-5161
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Summary: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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This article was submitted to Brain Imaging and Stimulation, a section of the journal Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
Edited by: Zhen Yuan, University of Macau, China
Reviewed by: Joy Hirsch, Yale University, United States; Tong Boon Tang, University of Technology Petronas, Malaysia
ISSN:1662-5161
1662-5161
DOI:10.3389/fnhum.2020.00039