Interpersonal neural synchrony during father-child problem solving: An fNIRS hyperscanning study

Nguyen, Trinh; Schleihauf, Hanna; Kungl, Melanie; Kayhan, Ezgi; Hoehl, Stefanie; Vrtička, Pascal

doi:10.31234/osf.io/vazeh

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“…The present findings additionally dovetail with another recent observation from a study of the same sample of fathers; fathers participating in D-CARE additionally underwent an fNIRS hyperscanning protocol together with their 5-to-6 year old children to assess father-child interpersonal neural synchrony (Nguyen et al, 2020). Nguyen et al report that fathers with higher scores on the ROFQ-D showed a greater degree of interpersonal neural synchrony in bilateral dorsolateral prefrontal cortex and left temporo-parietal junction when engaging in cooperative problem-solving with their children.…”

Section: Hypothalamus Volume and Caregiving Style In Fatherssupporting

confidence: 88%

Hypothalamus volume in men: Investigating associations with paternal status, self-reported caregiving beliefs and adult attachment style

Long¹,

Puhlmann²,

Vrtička³

2020

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Most studies on mammalian attachment and caregiving have focused on the mother-child relationship, particularly in humans. Yet, recent re-considerations of attachment theory and changing societal roles of male caregivers have highlighted the necessity for research with fathers. In this pre-registered study (https://aspredicted.org/5uj5y.pdf), we examined the structure of the hypothalamus, an important subcortical brain area for attachment and caregiving behavior, in a sample of N=95 fathering (child age 5-6 years) and non-fathering men. While we found no difference in hypothalamus volume between fathers and non-fathers, fathers' caregiving style was related to interindividual variation in hypothalamus volume. Specifically, we observed that fathers who held greater belief in the importance of their role as a father and reported more enjoyment of interacting with their child had greater total hypothalamus volume. This finding suggests that there is individual variability in the association between brain structure and caregiving style in fathers, warranting further research.

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Section: Hypothalamus Volume and Caregiving Style In Fatherssupporting

confidence: 88%

Hypothalamus volume in men: Investigating associations with paternal status, self-reported caregiving beliefs and adult attachment style

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Vrtička³

2020

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“…fNIRS was simultaneously measured in both participants in bilateral temporo-parietal junction (left hemisphere: Channel 9-12; right hemisphere: Channel 13-16) and dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (left hemisphere: Channel 1-4; right hemisphere: Channel 5-8). For a full description of the study design, please refer to [25,26].…”

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“…We also need to better understand differences in interpersonal neural synchrony patterns, such as across distinct brain regions, interaction partners, and age. For example, there is emerging evidence that patterns of interpersonal neural synchrony in parent-child dyads seem to diverge for mothers and fathers, with fathers showing a more anatomically localized synchrony pattern [25]. Mothers, on the other hand, seem to show a more anatomically widespread synchrony pattern in frontal and temporal brain areas [26,36].…”

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A Guide to Parent-Child fNIRS Hyperscanning Data Analysis

Nguyen¹,

Hoehl²,

Vrtička³

2021

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The use of functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) hyperscanning during naturalistic interactions in parent-child dyads has substantially advanced our understanding of the neurobiological underpinnings of human social interaction. However, despite the rise of developmental hyperscanning studies over the last years, analysis procedures have not yet been standardized and are often individually developed by each research team. This article offers a guide on parent-child fNIRS hyperscanning data analysis in MATLAB and R. We provide an exemplary dataset of 20 dyads assessed during a cooperative versus individual problem-solving task, with brain activity measured using 16 channels located over bilateral frontal and temporo-parietal areas. We use MATLAB toolboxes Homer2 and SPM for fNIRS to preprocess the acquired data, and suggest a standardized procedure previously employed in several publications. Next, we calculate interpersonal neural synchrony between dyads using Wavelet Transform Coherence (WTC) and illustrate how to run a random pair analysis to control for spurious correlations in the signal. We then use RStudio to estimate Generalized Linear Mixed Models (GLMM) to account for the bounded distribution of coherence values for interpersonal neural synchrony analyses. With this guide, we hope to offer advice for future parent-child fNIRS hyperscanning investigations and to enhance replicability within the field.

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“…In the same year, Nguyen et al (2020c) tried to extend such results to father-child social interactions. The authors observed neural synchronization between fathers and children's brains in bilateral dorsolateral prefrontal cortex and the left temporoparietal junction during cooperation.…”

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Interpersonal Synchrony in the Context of Caregiver-Child Interactions: A Document Co-citation Analysis

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Social interactions accompany individuals throughout their whole lives. When examining the underlying mechanisms of social processes, dynamics of synchrony, coordination or attunement emerge between individuals at multiple levels. To identify the impactful publications that studied such mechanisms and establishing the trends that dynamically originated the available literature, the current study adopted a scientometric approach. A sample of 543 documents dated from 1971 to 2021 was derived from Scopus. Subsequently, a document co-citation analysis was conducted on 29,183 cited references to examine the patterns of co-citation among the documents. The resulting network consisted of 1,759 documents connected to each other by 5,011 links. Within the network, five major clusters were identified. The analysis of the content of the three major clusters—namely, “Behavioral synchrony,” “Towards bio-behavioral synchrony,” and “Neural attunement”—suggests an interest in studying attunement in social interactions at multiple levels of analysis, from behavioral to neural, by passing through the level of physiological coordination. Furthermore, although initial studies on synchrony focused mostly on parent-child interactions, new hyperscanning paradigms are allowing researchers to explore the role of biobehavioral synchrony in all social processes in a real-time and ecological fashion. Future potential pathways of research were also discussed.

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Interpersonal neural synchrony during father-child problem solving: An fNIRS hyperscanning study

Cited by 12 publications

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Hypothalamus volume in men: Investigating associations with paternal status, self-reported caregiving beliefs and adult attachment style

Hypothalamus volume in men: Investigating associations with paternal status, self-reported caregiving beliefs and adult attachment style

A Guide to Parent-Child fNIRS Hyperscanning Data Analysis

Interpersonal Synchrony in the Context of Caregiver-Child Interactions: A Document Co-citation Analysis

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