Cognitive neuroscience studies in humans have enabled decades of impactful discoveries
but have primarily been limited to recording the brain activity of immobile participants in a …

The ability to behave in ways that benefit other individuals' well-being is among the most
celebrated human characteristics crucial for social cohesiveness. Across mammalian …

Advanced technologies for controlled delivery of light to targeted locations in biological
tissues are essential to neuroscience research that applies optogenetics in animal models …

Social behaviors, how individuals act cooperatively and competitively with conspecifics, are
widely seen across species. Rodents display various social behaviors, and many different …

In recent years the study of dynamic, between-brain coupling mechanisms has taken social
neuroscience by storm. In particular, interbrain synchrony (IBS) is a putative neural …

The medial amygdala (MeA) is critical for the expression of a broad range of social
behaviors, and is also connected to many other brain regions that mediate those same …

Brains that work together, couple together through interbrain synchrony. Does interbrain
synchrony causally facilitate social interaction? This question cannot be answered by simply …

Synchronization of neural activity across brains–Interpersonal Neural Synchrony (INS)–is
emerging as a powerful marker of social interaction that predicts success of multi-person …

During social interactions, we constantly learn about the thoughts, feelings, and personality
traits of our interaction partners. Learning in social interactions is critical for bond formation …

Comforting is a crucial form of prosocial behavior that is important for maintaining social
unity and improving the physical and emotional well-being of social species. It is often …