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·November 25, 2025·5 min read

Brains Sync Up When People Collaborate

A new study shows that when two people work together toward a shared goal, their brains begin to process information in increasingly similar ways. Using EEG recordings, researchers found that while all participants showed similar early responses to visual patterns, only collaborating pairs developed sustained neural alignment linked to the rules they agreed upon.

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·October 1, 2024·3 min read

Brain Activity Syncs Differently in Autism and Neurotypical Interactions

A new study shows that brain synchronization between a neurotypical person and someone with autism is weaker compared to two neurotypical individuals interacting. Using EEG hyperscanning, researchers observed reduced inter-brain synchrony during hand movement imitation between mixed pairs, with autistic individuals more likely to follow than lead.

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·September 11, 2024·3 min read

Human-Dog Brain Activity Syncs During Bonding

During social interactions, human and dog brain activity becomes synchronized, with mutual gazing and petting enhancing this connection. Over five days, synchronization between human-dog pairs increased with familiarity, suggesting a leader-follower dynamic, where humans lead and dogs follow.

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·August 3, 2024·5 min read

Brain Sync: How Words and Context Shape Our Conversations

Researchers have discovered that brain-to-brain coupling during conversation is significantly influenced by the context in which words are used, not just by linguistic information alone. Using high-resolution electrocorticography and GPT-2 language models, they found that specific brain activity in both speakers and listeners is driven by the context-specific meaning of words.

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·April 23, 2024·4 min read

Strangers Sync Better: New Insights in Brain Synchronization

Individuals with weak social ties exhibit more synchronized brain activity during cooperative tasks than those with strong ties. Researchers challenged the traditional view that stronger social connections lead to greater neural coordination.

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·March 19, 2024·3 min read

Bonding Boosts Brain Sync in Groups

Bonding in small hierarchical groups leads to enhanced neural synchronization between leaders and followers, fostering more dynamic communication. Using fNIRS technology to record brain activity in 176 triads during communication exercises, researchers found that groups who underwent a bonding session demonstrated increased verbal interaction and quicker shifts in dialogue participants, especially between leaders and followers.

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·March 7, 2023·4 min read

Synchronizing to a Beat Predicts How Well You Get ‘in Sync’ With Others

The more a person is able to synchronize to a simple beat, the better they are at synchronizing their pupils with those of another person.

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·January 30, 2023·4 min read

Political Orientation Could Be Predicted by Differences in Brain Activation and Synchronization

Neuroimaging reveals partisanship-dependent differences in brain stimulation when people are exposed to political messaging from either their own or opposing political sides.

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·September 23, 2022·5 min read

Do Synchronized Brains Predict Happy Marriages?

Couples who reported greater satisfaction with their marriage had greater neural synchronization while watching video clips associated with marriage.

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·August 30, 2022·3 min read

Interacting Brains Sync Without Physical Presence

The brains of people playing online video games synchronize, even when there is a physical distance between the players.

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·November 8, 2021·3 min read

Happy Stories Synch Brain Activity More Than Sad Stories

Sharing happy, positive stories increases feelings of closeness and brain synchrony between narrator and listener more than sharing sad stories, a new study reports.