Mirroring and beyond: coupled dynamics as a generalized framework for modelling social interactions

• Published in: Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B. Biological sciences Vol. 371; no. 1693; p. 20150366
• Main Authors: Hasson, Uri, Frith, Chris D.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England The Royal Society 05.05.2016
• Subjects: Alignment; Brain - physiology; Coupling; Humans; Inter-Subject Correlation; Interpersonal Relations; Mirroring; Models, Theoretical; Review; Social Behavior; Synchronization; coupling; synchronization; alignment; mirroring; inter-subject correlation

When people observe one another, behavioural alignment can be detected at many levels, from the physical to the mental. Likewise, when people process the same highly complex stimulus sequences, such as films and stories, alignment is detected in the elicited brain activity. In early sensory areas, s...