Rinsho Shinkeigaku (Clinical Neurology)

Invited Review

The neural basis of face-to-face communication:exploring transmission and sharing through neuroimaging

Norihiro Sadato, M.D., Ph.D.1j2j

1)Research Organization of Science and Technology, Ritsumeikan University
2)Division of Cerebral Integration, Department of Cerebral Research, National Institute for Physiological Sciences

Effective human communication is a complex process that involves transmitting and sharing information, ideas, and attitudes between two or more individuals. Researchers need to explore both transmission and sharing concepts to understand the neural basis of communication. Face-to-face communication refers to changing someone's mental state by sharing information, ideas, or attitudes. This type of communication is characterized by “mutual predictability.” Scientists are working to clarify the neural basis of communication by studying how inter-individual synchronization of behavior and neural activity occurs during face-to-face communication.
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(CLINICA NEUROL, 64: 247|251, 2024)
key words: social brain, hyperscanning fMRI, imitation, joint attention, social contingency

(Received: 1-Nov-23)