![]() Yes, that creates a “connection” in a sense. The brain is just doing the same thing… its little hand and big hand are pointing in the directions as the other ones because they’re responding to the same environment. The idea is that the brain is revealing what it is processing… not that the brains are actually in sync from a distance – not anymore than clocks being generally syncronized from one house to another – but because they’re linked directly, but because they’re set by those who agree on the time and that agreement is based upon physical processes which people agree is happening because those things happen without our permission. Reference: “Inter-brain synchronization occurs without physical co-presence during cooperative online gaming” by Valtteri Wikström, Katri Saarikivi, Mari Falcon, Tommi Makkonen, Silja Martikainen, Vesa Putkinen, Benjamin Ultan Cowley and Mari Tervaniemi, 20 July 2022, Neuropsychologia.ĭOI: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2022.108316 ![]() Developing aspects in games that lead to increased synchronization and empathy can have a positive impact even outside of gaming,” Wikström adds. “This study shows that inter-brain synchronization happens also during cooperative online gaming, and that it can be reliably measured. Finding out which features of the interfaces enhance understanding and connectedness can drive the development in a positive direction. Wikström suggests that measures of physiological synchrony and cooperative performance might be used to assess the quality of social interaction. “If we can build interactive digital experiences which activate fundamental mechanisms of empathy, it can lead to better social relationships, well-being, and productivity online,” says Project Manager Katri Saarikivi. Increased screen time has caused concern in many people, especially among parents, teachers, and legislators. Our social brain has developed in face-to-face communication. This opens up a possibility to investigate the role of this social brain mechanism in online interaction,” says Valtteri Wikström, a doctoral researcher at the University of Helsinki. “We were able to show that inter-brain phase synchronization can occur without the presence of the other person. The connection between performance and gamma-synchronization could be observed continuously over time. Furthermore, increased synchrony in the alpha and gamma frequency bands is connected with better performance. The researchers investigated the connection of synchronization with interaction and performance in the game.īased on the results, inter-brain synchronization occurs during cooperative online gaming. ![]() The subjects were physically separated into two soundproof rooms. A new study conducted at the University of Helsinki investigated brainwave synchronization while pairs of subjects played a game in which they controlled a racing car together. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. Archives
May 2023
Categories |