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Interpersonal synergies.

Michael A Riley1, Michael J Richardson, Kevin Shockley

  • 1Center for Cognition, Action, and Perception, Department of Psychology, University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH, USA.

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Interpersonal movement coordination arises from interpersonal synergies, which couple individual movement systems. These synergies exhibit key features like dimensional compression and reciprocal compensation, impacting movement science.

Keywords:
cross-recurrence quantification analysisinterpersonal coordinationjoint actionprincipal component analysissynergy

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Area of Science:

  • Movement science
  • Motor control
  • Human-computer interaction

Background:

  • Interpersonal movement coordination is crucial for social interaction.
  • Existing models often focus on individual control mechanisms.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose and explore the concept of interpersonal synergies.
  • To demonstrate how interpersonal synergies explain coordinated movement between individuals.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized the uncontrolled manifold approach.
  • Applied principal component analysis to interpersonal movement tasks.

Main Results:

  • Identified dimensional compression as a characteristic of interpersonal synergies.
  • Revealed reciprocal compensation in coupled movement systems.
  • Demonstrated that interpersonal synergies are higher-order control systems.

Conclusions:

  • Interpersonal coordination is explained by the formation of interpersonal synergies.
  • This approach expands the understanding of motor control mechanisms.
  • Highlights the importance of interaction-dominant dynamics in movement science.