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The Interactive Brain Hypothesis (IBH) proposes that social interaction shapes social understanding and brain mechanisms. This challenges the idea that mindreading is essential for all social cognition, highlighting the role of interaction dynamics.

Keywords:

autonomy enaction interactive brain hypothesis participatory sense-making readiness to interact social interaction transitions in coordination

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Area of Science:

Cognitive Neuroscience
Social Neuroscience
Enactive Cognition

Background:

Enactive approaches emphasize interpersonal interaction for social understanding.
Neuroscientific studies increasingly involve direct social interactions.
The relationship between interactive processes and neural mechanisms of social understanding requires clarification.

Purpose of the Study:

Introduce the Interactive Brain Hypothesis (IBH) to map the relationship between social interaction and neural processes.
Examine the role of interactive experience in the development and function of social brain mechanisms.
Contrast the IBH with the mindreading assumption in social cognition.

Main Methods:

Review developmental and neurobiological evidence supporting the IBH.
Analyze elements of social interaction relevant to the hypothesis.
Examine coordination dynamics and transitions in interaction states.
Introduce the concept of 'readiness to interact'.

Main Results:

The IBH suggests interactive experience enables social brain mechanisms, even without immediate interaction.
Coordination dynamics and self-organization during interaction are key to understanding social engagement.
Transitions between coordination states offer insights into social understanding.
The concept of 'readiness to interact' bridges interactive and observational scenarios.

Conclusions:

Social understanding is significantly influenced by interactive experience and skills, impacting neural mechanisms.
The IBH provides a framework for understanding social cognition beyond purely observational or mindreading-centric views.
Studying interaction dynamics, particularly transitions and self-organization, is crucial for advancing social neuroscience.