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Bidirectional understanding and cooperation: interbrain neural synchronization during social navigation
Song Zhou1, Huaqi Yang1, Tao Liu2,3,4
1School of Psychology, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350117, China.
Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience
|June 1, 2023
Summary
This study reveals how the brain navigates social problem-solving. Enhanced neural synchronization in the right temporoparietal junction (rTPJ) occurs when humans collaborate, crucial for effective group work.
Area of Science:
- Neuroscience
- Social Cognition
- Human Collaboration
Background:
- Complex environments necessitate collaborative problem-solving.
- Understanding the neural underpinnings of social navigation is crucial for group dynamics.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the neural mechanisms of social navigation in group problem-solving.
- To identify brain regions involved in cooperative task performance.
Main Methods:
- Designed a novel cooperative task with operator and navigator roles.
- Utilized functional near-infrared spectroscopy-based hyperscanning for interbrain analysis.
- Applied Granger causality analysis to determine information flow.
Main Results:
- Found stronger interbrain neural synchronization in the right temporoparietal junction (rTPJ) during human-human collaboration compared to human-computer interaction.
- Identified functional connections involving the mirror neural system.
- Revealed information flow from temporal to parietal and pre-motor cortex in operators.
Conclusions:
- The right temporoparietal junction (rTPJ) plays a key role in social navigation during collaborative problem-solving.
- Findings highlight the importance of the rTPJ for communication and joint attention in uncertain group situations.
- Provides empirical evidence for the neural basis of effective human collaboration.
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