Inter-brain synchronization during coordination of speech rhythm in human-to-human social interaction

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 3; no. 1; p. 1692
• Main Authors: Kawasaki, Masahiro, Yamada, Yohei, Ushiku, Yosuke, Miyauchi, Eri, Yamaguchi, Yoko
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 22.04.2013; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: 631/378/2645/1458; 631/378/2645/2646; 631/378/2645/2647; 631/378/2649; Auditory Perception - physiology; Biological Clocks - physiology; Brain; Brain - physiology; Cortical Synchronization - physiology; EEG; Emotions; Female; Humanities and Social Sciences; Humans; Interpersonal Relations; Male; multidisciplinary; Rhythm; Science; Social behavior; Speech; Speech - physiology; Synchronization; Verbal Behavior - physiology; Young Adult

Behavioral rhythms synchronize between humans for communication; however, the relationship of brain rhythm synchronization during speech rhythm synchronization between individuals remains unclear. Here, we conducted alternating speech tasks in which two subjects alternately pronounced letters of the...