Neuroscience Institute, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08540, USA.
Trends Cogn Sci. 2012 Feb;16(2):114-21. doi: 10.1016/j.tics.2011.12.007. Epub 2012 Jan 3.
Cognition materializes in an interpersonal space. The emergence of complex behaviors requires the coordination of actions among individuals according to a shared set of rules. Despite the central role of other individuals in shaping one's mind, most cognitive studies focus on processes that occur within a single individual. We call for a shift from a single-brain to a multi-brain frame of reference. We argue that in many cases the neural processes in one brain are coupled to the neural processes in another brain via the transmission of a signal through the environment. Brain-to-brain coupling constrains and shapes the actions of each individual in a social network, leading to complex joint behaviors that could not have emerged in isolation.
认知是在人际空间中体现的。复杂行为的出现需要根据一套共享规则协调个体之间的行动。尽管他人在塑造个体思维方面起着核心作用，但大多数认知研究都集中在个体内部发生的过程上。我们呼吁从单一大脑转向多大脑的参照系。我们认为，在许多情况下，一个大脑中的神经过程通过环境中的信号传递与另一个大脑中的神经过程耦合。脑间耦合通过约束和塑造社交网络中每个个体的行为，导致复杂的联合行为，这些行为不可能孤立出现。
