Media Influence and Health

Exploring the Neural Processes behind Narrative Engagement: An EEG Study

This study uses EEG to examine how neural activity correlates with self-reported engagement during a narrative structured by a dramatic arc, finding that specific EEG features predict engagement levels.

Neural Synchronization as a Function of Engagement with the Narrative

This study examines if narrative engagement synchronizes brain responses across listeners using fMRI data from a pre-registered analysis of a story listening experiment.

Higher levels of narrativity lead to similar patterns of EEG activity across individuals

This study shows that higher narrativity in videos leads to greater inter-subject neural correlation and engagement across participants.