Abstract

Hyperscanning is an extremely advanced technique that allows the simultaneous acquisition of the neuronal activity of two or more subjects involved in a social interaction. It is an essential prerequisite for the study of all social phenomena, including collaboration, competition, and/or empathy, that call for varying levels of interaction. Indeed, hyperscanning allows the two subjects under examination to be studied as a single system (2in1 system) and not as two separate interacting entities. Furthermore, certain technologies are highly portable and wireless, allowing them to be adjusted to various experimental settings. This allows for the analysis of brain activity in a wide range of application domains and in ecological contexts, where people are interacting naturally, rather than just in isolated experimental settings. Results from hyperscanning experiments conducted across several domains to broaden our understanding of the neuro-cognitive systems underlying social interaction will be presented.