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Inter-Brain Synchrony in Open-Ended Collaborative Learning: An fNIRS-Hyperscanning Study

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Sensory multi-brain stimulation enhances dyadic cooperative behavior.

Ivo Leiva-Cisterna^1,2, Paulo Barraza^2,3, Eugenio Rodríguez^1,4

¹Interdisciplinary Center for Neurosciences, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, Santiago, Chile.

Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience

|October 15, 2025

Summary

Interbrain synchrony causally enhances cooperation. Non-invasive brain stimulation improved neural coupling and partner coordination, demonstrating its functional role in social interactions.

Keywords:

causality cooperation hyperscanning interbrain synchrony sensory entrainment

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Area of Science:

Neuroscience
Social Psychology
Cognitive Science

Background:

Interbrain synchronization is linked to social behavior regulation.
Existing evidence is largely correlational, lacking causal links.
The role of synchrony as a causal mechanism versus epiphenomenon remains unclear.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate if interbrain synchrony causally drives cooperative success.
To explore the effects of non-invasive sensory entrainment on neural coupling and task performance.
To determine if enhanced synchrony leads to improved interpersonal coordination.

Main Methods:

Applied dual-sensory entrainment (16 Hz and 40 Hz) to cooperating dyads.
Compared performance and interbrain synchrony with non-entrained control dyads.
Utilized an interdependent cooperation task to assess behavioral outcomes.

Main Results:

Dual stimulation significantly enhanced interbrain synchrony at targeted frequencies.
16 Hz entrainment showed the most pronounced effect on synchrony.
Sensory entrainment led to sustained behavioral coupling and improved response coordination.

Conclusions:

Interbrain synchrony causally influences cooperative success.
Non-invasive stimulation can enhance neural coupling and improve joint behavior.
Neural attunement between partners is essential for effective social coordination.