Frontal temporal and parietal systems synchronize within and across brains during live eye-to-eye contact.

ABSTRACT: Human eye-to-eye contact is a primary source of social cues and communication. In spite of the biological significance of this interpersonal interaction, the underlying neural processes are not well-understood. This knowledge gap, in part, reflects limitations of conventional neuroimaging methods, including solitary confinement in the bore of a scanner and minimal tolerance of head movement that constrain investigations of natural, two-person interactions. However, these limitations are substantially resolved by recent technical developments in functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS), a non-invasive spectral absorbance technique that detects changes in blood oxygen levels in the brain by using surface-mounted optical sensors. Functional NIRS is tolerant of limited head motion and ena

SUBMITTER: Hirsch J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5863547 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature