How and why people synchronize: an integrated perspective

EB daSilva, A Wood - Personality and Social Psychology …, 2024‏ - journals.sagepub.com
Academic Abstract Interpersonal synchrony, the alignment of behavior and/or physiology
during interactions, is a pervasive phenomenon observed in diverse social contexts. Here …

Love songs and serenades: a theoretical review of music and romantic relationships

JS Bamford, J Vigl, M Hämäläinen… - Frontiers in …, 2024‏ - frontiersin.org
In this theoretical review, we examine how the roles of music in mate choice and social
bonding are expressed in romantic relationships. Darwin's Descent of Man originally …

[HTML][HTML] Instructor-learner brain coupling discriminates between instructional approaches and predicts learning

Y Pan, S Dikker, P Goldstein, Y Zhu, C Yang, Y Hu - NeuroImage, 2020‏ - Elsevier
The neural mechanisms that support naturalistic learning via effective pedagogical
approaches remain elusive. Here we used functional near-infrared spectroscopy to measure …

Does shared positivity make life more meaningful? Perceived positivity resonance is uniquely associated with perceived meaning in life.

M Prinzing, K Le Nguyen… - Journal of personality and …, 2023‏ - psycnet.apa.org
Pleasantness and meaningfulness are sometimes seen as opposing pursuits. Yet past
research has found that the pursuit of meaning often leads to pleasure. In four longitudinal …

Staying 'in sync'with others during COVID-19: Perceived positivity resonance mediates cross-sectional and longitudinal links between trait resilience and mental …

MM Prinzing, J Zhou, TN West… - The Journal of …, 2022‏ - Taylor & Francis
Shared positive emotions involving caring and synchrony–termed 'positivity resonance'–are
associated with mental health. We hypothesized that, during the COVID-19 pandemic …

Inhibiting responses under the watch of a recently synchronized peer increases self-monitoring: evidence from functional near-infrared spectroscopy

R Moffat, N Caruana, ES Cross - Open Biology, 2024‏ - royalsocietypublishing.org
Develo** motor synchrony with a peer (through interventions such as the mirror game)
can yield collaborative, cognitive and social benefits. However, it is also well established …

A theory of flexible multimodal synchrony.

I Gordon, A Tomashin, O Mayo - Psychological Review, 2024‏ - psycnet.apa.org
Dominant theoretical accounts of interpersonal synchrony, the temporal coordination of
biobehavioral processes between several individuals, have employed a linear approach …

Designing for interpersonal motor synchronization

M Rinott, N Tractinsky - Human–Computer Interaction, 2022‏ - Taylor & Francis
In simple terms, interpersonal motor synchronization (IMS) means people moving together at
the same time. This type of time-based interaction and coordination is prevalent in a …

From distal to proximal to interactive: behavioral and brain synchrony during attraction, courtship, and sexual interaction—implications for clinical assessments of …

JG Pfaus, A Safron, E Zakreski - Sexual Medicine Reviews, 2023‏ - academic.oup.com
Introduction Synchronous behaviors between individuals are nonverbal signs of closeness
and common purpose. In the flow from initial attraction to intimate sexual interaction …

Connecting cues: The role of nonverbal cues in perceived responsiveness

CL Carmichael, M Mizrahi - Current Opinion in Psychology, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Nonverbal cues powerfully shape interpersonal experiences with close others; yet, there has
been minimal cross-fertilization between the nonverbal behavior and close relationships …