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This study reveals dynamic brain-to-brain synchrony patterns during social decisions. Advantageous social interactions show more efficient interbrain synchrony (IBS) networks, enhancing reciprocal behavior.

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Area of Science:

Neuroscience
Social Neuroscience
Cognitive Neuroscience

Background:

Prior hyperscanning research focused on overall interbrain synchrony (IBS) patterns, neglecting fine-grained temporal dynamics.
Understanding dynamic IBS is crucial for elucidating the neural mechanisms of social decision-making.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the temporal dynamics of interbrain synchrony (IBS) network architectures during social decision-making.
To explore how IBS states change across different phases of social interaction and feedback.
To examine the relationship between advantageous/disadvantageous social conditions and IBS dynamics.

Main Methods:

Electroencephalography (EEG) was recorded from proposer-responder pairs during an iterated ultimatum game.
Time-varying IBS network architectures were analyzed using source-localized wavelet transform coherence and k-means clustering.

Main Results:

Distinct IBS states were identified during response and feedback periods, characterized by specific network configurations.
Early states involved posterior parietal synchrony (shared attention/visual processing), while later states showed increased frontal and temporoparietal synchrony (decision execution/adaptation).
Advantageous conditions (fair proposals, acceptance feedback) led to more active and efficient dynamic IBS states, correlating with increased reciprocal behavior.

Conclusions:

Social decision-making involves temporally distinct and functionally specialized interbrain synchrony (IBS) states.
Flexible interbrain communication across key cortical regions dynamically modulates social decision-making.
The efficiency of IBS networks is influenced by the valence of social interactions, impacting reciprocal behavior.