Social Interaction

The ability of fNIRS to measure two or more subjects simultaneously, enables researchers to study cortical activity in response to social interaction. This way, a new dimension is added to studies investigating topics such as empathy, competitive and cooperative tasks, mother-child interactions and truth telling.

Mayseless, N., Hawthorne, G., & Reiss, A. L. (2019). “Real-life creative problem solving in teams: fNIRS based hyperscanning study. NeuroImage, 203, 116161.

M. Balconi, M. E. Vanutelli, and L. Gatti, “Functional brain connectivity when cooperation fails,” Brain and Cognition, vol. 123, pp. 65–73, Jun. 2018.

L. Holper, C. J. Burke, C. Fausch, E. Seifritz, and P. N. Tobler, “Inequality signals in dorsolateral prefrontal cortex inform social preference models,” Soc Cogn Affect Neurosci, vol. 13, no. 5, pp. 513–524, May 2018.

M. Balconi, L. Gatti, and M. E. Vanutelli, “When cooperation goes wrong: brain and behavioural correlates of ineffective joint strategies in dyads,” International Journal of Neuroscience, vol. 128, no. 2, pp. 155–166, Feb. 2018.

M. Balconi, L. Pezard, J.-L. Nandrino, and M. E. Vanutelli, “Two is better than one: The effects of strategic cooperation on intra- and inter-brain connectivity by fNIRS,” PLOS ONE, vol. 12, no. 11, p. e0187652, Nov. 2017.

M. Balconi and M. E. Vanutelli, “Brains in Competition: Improved Cognitive Performance and Inter-Brain Coupling by Hyperscanning Paradigm with Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy,” Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, vol. 11, Aug. 2017.

J. B. Balardin et al., “Imaging Brain Function with Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy in Unconstrained Environments,” Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, vol. 11, May 2017.

M. Balconi and M. E. Vanutelli, “When Cooperation Was Efficient or Inefficient. Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Evidence,” Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience, vol. 11, May 2017.

J. B. Balardin, G. A. Z. Morais, R. A. Furucho, L. R. Trambaiolli, and J. R. Sato, “Impact of communicative head movements on the quality of functional near-infrared spectroscopy signals: negligible effects for affirmative and negative gestures and consistent artifacts related to raising eyebrows,” J. Biomed. Opt, vol. 22, no. 4, pp. 046010–046010, 2017.

M. Balconi and M.E. Vanutelli, "Empathy in Negative and Positive Interpersonal Interactions. What is the Relationship Between Central (EEG, fNIRS) and Peripheral (Autonomic) Neurophysiological Responses?", Advances in Cognitive Psychology, vol 13, issue 1, pp 1-120, 31 March 2017.

M. Balconi and M. E. Vanutelli, “Interbrains cooperation: Hyperscanning and self-perception in joint actions,” Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, vol. 0, no. 0, pp. 1–14, Nov. 2016.

M. Balconi and M. E. Vanutelli, “Competition in the Brain. The Contribution of EEG and fNIRS Modulation and Personality Effects in Social Ranking,” Front. Psychol., p. 1587, 2016.

M. E. Vanutelli and M. Balconi, “Perceiving emotions in human-human and human-animal interactions: Hemodynamic prefrontal activity (fNIRS) and empathic concern,” Neurosci. Lett., vol. 605, pp. 1–6, Sep. 2015.

M. Balconi and M. E. Vanutelli, “Emotions and BIS/BAS components affect brain activity (ERPs and fNIRS) in observing intra-species and inter-species interactions,” Brain Imaging and Behavior, vol. 10, no. 3, pp. 750–760, Aug. 2015.

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