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A new methodical approach in neuroscience: assessing inter-personal brain coupling using functional near-infrared imaging (fNIRI) hyperscanning.

  • Scholkmann F Biomedical Optics Research Laboratory, Division of Neonatology, University Hospital Zurich Zurich, Switzerland ; Institute for Complementary Medicine, University of Bern Bern, Switzerland.
  • Holper L Biomedical Optics Research Laboratory, Division of Neonatology, University Hospital Zurich Zurich, Switzerland.
  • Wolf U Institute for Complementary Medicine, University of Bern Bern, Switzerland.
  • Wolf M Biomedical Optics Research Laboratory, Division of Neonatology, University Hospital Zurich Zurich, Switzerland.
  • 2013-12-19
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  • Frontiers in human neuroscience. - 2013
brain-to-brain coupling
functional near-infrared imaging
hyperconnectivity
hyperscanning
inter-personal brain activity
social neuroscience
English Since the first demonstration of how to simultaneously measure brain activity using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) on two subjects about 10 years ago, a new paradigm in neuroscience is emerging: measuring brain activity from two or more people simultaneously, termed "hyperscanning". The hyperscanning approach has the potential to reveal inter-personal brain mechanisms underlying interaction-mediated brain-to-brain coupling. These mechanisms are engaged during real social interactions, and cannot be captured using single-subject recordings. In particular, functional near-infrared imaging (fNIRI) hyperscanning is a promising new method, offering a cost-effective, easy to apply and reliable technology to measure inter-personal interactions in a natural context. In this short review we report on fNIRI hyperscanning studies published so far and summarize opportunities and challenges for future studies.
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