Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Concept Videos

Social Proof00:52

Social Proof

32.4K
Social proof is a form of persuasion based on comparison and conformity. People compare their behavior and actions to what others are doing and will change to conform to do what their peers do.
32.4K
Social Scripts02:10

Social Scripts

10.3K
People tend to know what behavior is expected of them in specific, familiar settings. A script is a person’s knowledge about the sequence of events expected in a specific setting (Schank & Abelson, 1977). Essentially, scripts are a particular kind of schema, one containing default values for the features within an event. In the restaurant example, the script's features include the props (e.g., tables, menu, food, and money), the roles to be played (e.g., customer and waiter),...
10.3K
Social Traps01:41

Social Traps

27.0K
Social traps are negative situations where people get caught in a direction or relationship that later proves to be unpleasant, with no easy way to back out of or avoid. The concept was orignally introduced by John Platt who applied psychology to Garrett Hardin's "Tragedy of the Commons", where in New England herd owners could let their cattle graze in the common ground. This situation seems like a good idea, but an individual could have an advantage. If they owned...
27.0K
Social Facilitation01:04

Social Facilitation

36.6K
Not all intergroup interactions lead to negative outcomes. Sometimes, being in a group situation can improve performance. Social facilitation occurs when an individual performs better when an audience is watching than when the individual performs the behavior alone. This typically occurs when people are performing a task for which they are skilled.
36.6K
Social Loafing01:37

Social Loafing

39.7K
Another way in which a group presence can affect performance is social loafing—the exertion of less effort by a person working together with a group. Social loafing occurs when our individual performance cannot be evaluated separately from the group. Thus, group performance declines on easy tasks (Karau & Williams, 1993). Essentially individual group members loaf and let other group members pick up the slack. Because each individual’s efforts cannot be evaluated,...
39.7K
Social Exchange Theory02:06

Social Exchange Theory

40.8K
We have discussed why we form relationships, what attracts us to others, and different types of love. But what determines whether we are satisfied with and stay in a relationship? One theory that provides an explanation is social exchange theory. According to social exchange theory, we act as naïve economists in keeping a tally of the ratio of costs and benefits of forming and maintaining a relationship with others (Rusbult & Van Lange, 2003).
40.8K

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Outcomes, prognostic factors, and the role of intracranial pressure monitoring in severe community-acquired bacterial meningitis: a multicenter retrospective cohort study.

The Lancet regional health. Europe·2026
Same author

Multi-brain neurofeedback: what are we training for?

Trends in cognitive sciences·2026
Same author

Characterization and outcomes of severe complications after autologous hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation: a retrospective multicenter study.

Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer·2026
Same author

Does daptomycin still have a part to play in the treatment of Enterococcus faecium bacteremia in the intensive care unit?

Critical care (London, England)·2026
Same author

Universal and Cross-Cultural Variations in Audio-Motor Synchronization Between French and Indian Participants.

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences·2026
Same author

On Intention and Fluctuations in the Coordination Dynamics of Animate Movement.

Entropy (Basel, Switzerland)·2026

Related Experiment Video

Updated: Feb 14, 2026

Perspectives on Neuroscience
26:41

Perspectives on Neuroscience

Published on: July 31, 2007

5.4K

A roadmap to computational social neuroscience.

Emmanuelle Tognoli1, Guillaume Dumas1,2,3,4, J A Scott Kelso1,5

  • 11Center for Complex Systems and Brain Sciences, Florida Atlantic University, 777 Glades Rd., Boca Raton, FL 33431 USA.

Cognitive Neurodynamics
|February 14, 2018
PubMed
Summary

This study introduces two computational models, the Human Dynamic Clamp and a multiscale neurocomputational model, to investigate human social interactions and coordination from neural to behavioral levels.

Keywords:
Coordination dynamicsHKBSocial coordinationSpatiotemporal patterns

More Related Videos

Author Spotlight: A Novel Setup to Conduct Naturalistic Laboratory Experiments with Real Human Actors in Scenarios
07:43

Author Spotlight: A Novel Setup to Conduct Naturalistic Laboratory Experiments with Real Human Actors in Scenarios

Published on: August 4, 2023

2.7K
The Social Dimension of Stress: Experimental Manipulations of Social Support and Social Identity in the Trier Social Stress Test
11:13

The Social Dimension of Stress: Experimental Manipulations of Social Support and Social Identity in the Trier Social Stress Test

Published on: November 19, 2015

14.6K

Related Experiment Videos

Last Updated: Feb 14, 2026

Perspectives on Neuroscience
26:41

Perspectives on Neuroscience

Published on: July 31, 2007

5.4K
Author Spotlight: A Novel Setup to Conduct Naturalistic Laboratory Experiments with Real Human Actors in Scenarios
07:43

Author Spotlight: A Novel Setup to Conduct Naturalistic Laboratory Experiments with Real Human Actors in Scenarios

Published on: August 4, 2023

2.7K
The Social Dimension of Stress: Experimental Manipulations of Social Support and Social Identity in the Trier Social Stress Test
11:13

The Social Dimension of Stress: Experimental Manipulations of Social Support and Social Identity in the Trier Social Stress Test

Published on: November 19, 2015

14.6K

Area of Science:

  • Computational neuroscience
  • Social cognition
  • Behavioral modeling

Background:

  • Understanding human social interactions requires integrating neural and behavioral data.
  • Existing experimental methods have limitations in capturing the complexity of social dynamics.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To present two novel computational frameworks for studying human social interactions.
  • To enable the investigation of emergent behaviors and social self-organization.
  • To uncover fundamental principles governing social behavior at multiple scales.

Main Methods:

  • Development of the Human Dynamic Clamp: a parameterizable mathematical model for controlled human-virtual partner interactions.
  • Implementation of a multiscale neurocomputational model for analyzing social coordination from neuronal activity to group dynamics.
  • Cross-disciplinary analysis integrating data from both computational frameworks.

Main Results:

  • The Human Dynamic Clamp facilitates the study of emergent behaviors in real-time social interactions.
  • The multiscale model allows for the exploration of social self-organization across different levels of analysis.
  • Both models provide complementary insights into the neural and behavioral underpinnings of social coordination.

Conclusions:

  • Computational approaches are essential for a comprehensive understanding of human social behavior.
  • The presented frameworks offer powerful tools for future research in social neuroscience and cognitive science.
  • Integrating neural and behavioral data through computational modeling is key to unlocking the principles of social interaction.