Although a large proportion of our lives are spent participating in social interactions, the
investigation of the neural mechanisms supporting these interactions has largely been …

Social touch is a powerful force in human development, shaping social reward, attachment,
cognitive, communication, and emotional regulation from infancy and throughout life. In this …

A New York Times Bestseller and winner of the PEN/EO Wilson Literary Science Writing
Award" Game-changing."—Sy Montgomery, New York Times Book Review Mama's Last …

When we clap our hands in synchrony, feel the sadness of a friend, or match our attitudes to
peer norms, we align our behavior with others. We propose here a model that views …

Many group-living animals, humans included, occasionally synchronize their behavior with
that of conspecifics. Social psychology and neuroscience have attempted to explain this …

Social touch is increasingly utilized in a variety of psychological interventions, ranging from
parent-child interventions to psychotherapeutic treatments. Less attention has been paid …

Owing to advances in neuroimaging technology, the past couple of decades have witnessed
a surge of research on brain mechanisms that underlie human cognition. Despite the …

Social interactions such as the patient–clinician encounter can influence pain, but the
underlying dynamic interbrain processes are unclear. Here, we investigated the dynamic …

The neural mechanisms that support naturalistic learning via effective pedagogical
approaches remain elusive. Here we used functional near-infrared spectroscopy to measure …

When individuals interact with others, perceived information is transmitted among their
brains. The EEG-based hyperscanning technique, which provides an approach to explore …