Action Observation and Synchronization

Rule-dependent transformation of observed actions into self-actions in macaque ventral premotor cortex

This study shows that PMv activity during action observation reflects variables related to the observer's own action rather than just the observed action.

The Live Concert of Brains: Performer-Audience Neural Coupling Links Ensemble Coordination to Shared Audience Integration

This paper investigates how performer-audience neural coupling links ensemble coordination to shared audience integration during live music performances.

Two-brain states characterise within- and between-brain connectivity during intergenerational collaborative drawing

The paper identifies two-brain states during collaborative drawing, showing intergenerational dyads exhibit asymmetric connectivity patterns compared to same-generation dyads.

Inter-brain functional connectivity: Are we measuring the right thing?

This study evaluates how inter-individual frequency differences affect connectivity metrics in MEG/EEG hyperscanning and finds that amplitude envelope correlation is more reliable than phase-based metrics.

Preserved Spontaneous Interpersonal Entrainment during Rhythmic Synchronization in Autism Spectrum Disorder

This study examines spontaneous interpersonal entrainment in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and finds comparable effects to neurotypical individuals under stable conditions.

Personal network features are embodied in real-time social interaction dynamics

The paper shows that real-time interaction behaviors reflect personal social network structure, independent of personality effects.

Decoding the neural stages from action and object recognition to mentalizing

The paper uses fMRI to analyze how brain networks process action, object, and mental state information, finding overlapping networks in left-lateralized regions that integrate conceptual and mentalizing information.

Hierarchical neuronal processing in primary somatosensory cortex during action observation

The paper investigates neuronal activity in primary somatosensory cortex during action observation and execution, finding hierarchical modulation patterns across cortical areas.

How do we align in good conversation? Investigating the link between interaction quality and multimodal interpersonal coordination

The paper examines how speech-to-speech, brain-to-speech, and brain-to-brain coordination relate to interaction quality and mutual affinity in conversations.

A latent 5-dimensional space for action representation: Geometric validity and dissociation from kinematics

The paper validates a 5-dimensional action space model as a perceptual representation of avatar actions, showing it predicts perceptual judgments better than raw kinematics.

Timecourse of corticospinal excitability for observed action: evidence of early suppression followed by return to baseline without facilitation

The paper examines corticospinal excitability changes during action observation, finding early suppression followed by a return to baseline without facilitation, with muscle-specific effects.

Attenuated adaptive growth of interpersonal synchrony in autism

This study examines how interpersonal synchrony develops over time in autism by comparing non-autistic and mixed-neurotype dyads during structured conversations.

Gaze information enhances remote skill transfer of piano performance

This study shows that real-time gaze sharing during remote piano instruction improves coordination and reduces performance variability by aligning learner and teacher attention.

Involuntary feedback responses reflect a representation of partner actions

The paper shows that involuntary visuomotor feedback responses reflect a partner representation and consider the partner's movement cost during cooperative tasks.

Neural dynamics of updating social impressions during movie watching

The paper investigates how the brain updates social impressions during movie watching, finding that neural synchrony and insight moments drive impression changes.

A dual EEG hyperscanning dataset of natural French face-to-face conversation

The paper presents a dual EEG hyperscanning dataset capturing natural French face-to-face conversations to study neural dynamics in dyadic interaction.

EMPAC: A Multimodal Dataset for Bridging Affective and Cognitive Empathy

EMPAC provides a multimodal dataset integrating physiological and self-reported emotional data to study affective and cognitive empathy dynamics and evaluate empathic accuracy methods.

Neural tracking of biological motion rhythms in early infancy: links to caregiver touch-related behaviours and attitudes

This study examines neural tracking of biological motion rhythms in infants and links it to caregiver touch-related behaviors and attitudes.

Direction Selectivity in Naturalistic Action Observation: Distributed Representations Across the Action Observation Network

This study uses fMRI and MVPA/RSA to show that direction selectivity in action observation is distributed across multiple brain regions, including early visual and higher-order parietal and frontal areas.

Observation-Related Activity in Human Motor Cortex Increases with Effector Anthropomorphicity

The paper investigates how motor cortex activity changes during observation of different anthropomorphic effectors, finding increased neural modulation with greater human-likeness of the observed agents.

Cortical plasticity of the tactile mirror system in borderline personality disorder

This study investigates cortical plasticity in the tactile mirror system of individuals with borderline personality disorder using cross-modal paired associative stimulation.

Empathy for pain persists across live two-way video interactions and viewing of prerecorded videos

This study investigates how live video interactions versus prerecorded videos affect empathy for pain, finding that neural and physiological empathy responses are not diminished by reduced temporal presence.

Prefrontal brain-to-brain synchrony during human group hunting: Evidence from fNIRS hyperscanning

The paper examines brain-to-brain synchrony during group hunting using fNIRS hyperscanning and finds greater synchrony in prefrontal cortex regions during successful hunting.

Common and distinct neural correlates of social interaction perception and theory of mind

The paper examines the neural correlates of social interaction perception and theory of mind using fMRI, finding overlapping and distinct brain regions involved in these processes.

Cardiac synchrony during collaborative drawing: A longitudinal comparison of same generation and intergenerational dyads

This study compares cardiac synchrony in intergenerational and same-generation dyads during collaborative drawing, finding no significant covariation with group or task but a marginal trend in intergenerational dyads.

Over-Synchrony: Higher Maternal Neuroticism Associates with Stronger Interpersonal Neural Synchrony with Child During Passive and Free Interactions

This study finds that higher maternal neuroticism is linked to stronger interpersonal neural synchrony with children during passive and free interactions, but not during structured tasks.

Theta Dual-Brain Stimulation of rTPJ Shapes Joint Agency

This study uses dual-tACS on the rTPJ to investigate how theta frequency stimulation affects joint agency during a tapping task, finding that anti-phase theta stimulation reduces joint agency.

Tracing the invisible: Quantifying mirroring and embodied attunement in dyadic and triadic Dance Movement Therapy

This paper quantifies mirroring in Dance Movement Therapy, showing differences in synchrony between dyadic and triadic interactions and linking it to embodied coordination and therapeutic attunement.

A multibrain advantage for cooperative human behaviour

This study shows that successful cooperation involves complementary neural representations across brains, with combined signals carrying more target-related information than individual brains.

Behind and Beyond the Screen: Neural Differences Between Live vs. Video-Based Action Perception Under Attentional Load

This study compares neural responses to live versus video-based actions under attentional load, finding that live actions engage perceptual systems more strongly than video actions.