Human Brain and Behavior Human Brain and Behavior LaboratoryLaboratoryCenter for Complex Systems & Brain Center for Complex Systems & Brain SciencesSciences

Neural mechanisms of social coordination:

a continuous EEG analysis using a novel 4d colorimetric method

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Kelso 1995

t=20-40st=20-40st=0-20st=0-20s

Social attention

Inter-individual variability

Tognoli et al., pnas 2007

Tognoli & Kelso, in prep

10Hz, a time scale for behavior and cognition

Tognoli & Kelso, 2009

Spatio-temporal organization of continuous EEG

Echo & Narcissus, Waterhouse, 1903

Benites et al., Poster session A The complementary nature of joint~individual action: neural correlates

uncoordinated action and self-behavior

not the same music, not the same music, but the same tempobut the same tempo

Summary

A dynamical approach of brains and behaviors to A dynamical approach of brains and behaviors to capture complexity and nonlinearities in social capture complexity and nonlinearities in social

behavior.behavior.A work in progress to characterize the spatio-A work in progress to characterize the spatio-

temporal organization of brain states contributing to temporal organization of brain states contributing to social interactions, especially during information-rich social interactions, especially during information-rich

transitions.transitions.A mechanism for synchronizing brains and behaviors.A mechanism for synchronizing brains and behaviors.