Brain-to-brain synchrony increased during interpersonal touch in romantic lovers: an EEG-based hyperscanning study
Our study indicates that interpersonal touch may have different meanings between romantic lovers and strangers. Specifically, interpersonal touch enhances the dIFC between romantic lovers while reducing the dIFC between strangers. The research has important implications for planning touch-based interventions in social and medical care.
Authors
- Yanan Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5387-4217)
- Xiaowei Jiang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7320-6462)
- Chenhao Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4800-3249)
- Chunlei Ge (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-1342-6403)
- Feng Du (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5900-8002)
- Na Ao
Institutions
- Henan University (CN)
- Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)
- New York University (US)
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Psychology
- Published
- 2024-10-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-024-02051-7
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Action Observation and Synchronization
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.86
Funders
- Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences