Hasson, U., Ghazanfar, A.A., Galantucci, B., Garrod, S. and Keysers, C. (2012) Brain-to-brain coupling: a mechanism for creating and sharing a social world. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 16(2), pp. 114-121. (doi: 10.1016/j.tics.2011.12.007)
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Abstract
Cognition materializes in an interpersonal space. The emergence of complex behaviors requires the coordination of actions among individuals according to a shared set of rules. Despite the central role of other individuals in shaping one's mind, most cognitive studies focus on processes that occur within a single individual. We call for a shift from a single-brain to a multi-brain frame of reference. We argue that in many cases the neural processes in one brain are coupled to the neural processes in another brain via the transmission of a signal through the environment. Brain-to-brain coupling constrains and shapes the actions of each individual in a social network, leading to complex joint behaviors that could not have emerged in isolation.
| Item Type: | Articles |
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| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Garrod, Professor Simon |
| Authors: | Hasson, U., Ghazanfar, A.A., Galantucci, B., Garrod, S., and Keysers, C. |
| College/School: | College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Psychology & Neuroscience |
| Journal Name: | Trends in Cognitive Sciences |
| Publisher: | Elsevier |
| ISSN: | 1364-6613 |
| ISSN (Online): | 1879-307X |
| Published Online: | 03 January 2012 |
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