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Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Cognitive Science
  • Social Psychology

Background:

  • Team flow, a state of deep group engagement towards a shared goal, offers enhanced experiences compared to individual flow or social interaction.
  • The underlying neural mechanisms driving this amplified state of collective engagement remain largely unexplored.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify the neural correlates of team flow.
  • To investigate the brain mechanisms underlying enhanced group experiences during team flow.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized electroencephalogram (EEG) hyperscanning during a music rhythm task to record brain activity in pairs of participants.
  • Manipulated task engagement by altering music hedonicity and social feedback to modulate flow and team interaction.
  • Employed spectral power analysis and causal interaction analysis to pinpoint brain regions and information flow.

Main Results:

  • Identified higher beta-gamma (β-γ) power in the left middle temporal cortex (L-MTC) specifically during team flow.
  • Revealed that the L-MTC integrates information from flow- and social-encoding brain areas.
  • Demonstrated that team flow increases global interbrain integrated information (II) and neural synchrony.

Conclusions:

  • Team flow is associated with a distinct neural signature characterized by L-MTC activity.
  • The L-MTC plays a crucial role in integrating information during team flow.
  • Team flow enhances neural synchrony and integrated information between interacting individuals, suggesting a neurocognitive basis for this unique shared experience.