Crivelli Davide, Balconi Michela
International Research Center for Cognitive Applied Neuroscience (IrcCAN), Faculty of Psychology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy.
Research Unit in Affective and Social Neuroscience, Department of Psychology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy.
Soc Neurosci. 2024 Jul 23:1-9. doi: 10.1080/17470919.2024.2380725.
As individuals increasingly engage in social interactions through digital mediums, understanding the neuroscientific underpinnings of such exchanges becomes a critical challenge and a valuable opportunity. In line with a second-person neuroscience approach, understanding the forms of interpersonal syntonisation that occur during digital interactions is pivotal for grasping the mechanisms underlying successful collaboration in virtual spaces. The hyperscanning paradigm, involving the simultaneous monitoring of the brains and bodies of multiple interacting individuals, seems to be a powerful tool for unravelling the neural correlates of interpersonal syntonisation in social exchanges. We posit that such approach can now open new windows on interacting brains' responses even to digitally-conveyed social cues, offering insights into how social information is processed in the absence of traditional face-to-face settings. Yet, such paradigm shift raises challenging methodological questions, which should be answered properly to conduct significant and informative hyperscanning investigations. Here, we provide an introduction to core methodological issues dedicated to novices approaching the design of hyperscanning investigations of remote exchanges in natural settings, focusing on the selection of neuroscientific devices, synchronization of data streams, and data analysis approaches. Finally, a methodological checklist for devising robust hyperscanning studies on digital interactions is presented.
随着个人越来越多地通过数字媒介进行社交互动，理解此类交流的神经科学基础成为一项关键挑战和宝贵机遇。根据第二人称神经科学方法，理解数字互动过程中发生的人际同步形式对于把握虚拟空间中成功协作的潜在机制至关重要。超扫描范式，即同时监测多个互动个体的大脑和身体，似乎是揭示社交交流中人际同步的神经关联的有力工具。我们认为，这种方法现在可以为相互作用的大脑对甚至是数字传达的社交线索的反应打开新的窗口，深入了解在没有传统面对面环境的情况下社会信息是如何被处理的。然而，这种范式转变提出了具有挑战性的方法学问题，要进行有意义且信息丰富的超扫描研究就必须妥善回答这些问题。在此，我们为刚开始设计自然环境中远程交流的超扫描研究的新手介绍核心方法学问题，重点关注神经科学设备的选择、数据流的同步以及数据分析方法。最后，给出了一份用于设计关于数字互动的稳健超扫描研究的方法学清单。
