Affiliative bonding between teachers and students through interpersonal synchronisation in brain activity.

ABSTRACT: Human beings organise socially. Theories have posited that interpersonal neural synchronisation might underlie the creation of affiliative bonds. Previous studies tested this hypothesis mainly during a social interaction, making it difficult to determine whether the identified synchronisation is associated with affiliative bonding or with social interaction. This study addressed this issue by focusing on the teacher-student relationship in the resting state both before and after a teaching period. Brain activity was simultaneously measured in both individuals using functional near-infrared spectroscopy. The results showed a significant increase in brain synchronisation at the right sensorimotor cortex between the teacher and student in the resting state after, but not before, the teaching

SUBMITTER: Zheng L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7171379 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature