by Christine Chen
Fall 2017 Intern
Most
of us have, at some point, felt in sync with a friend or a family member
because of a shared experience or shared perspectives. Not only can this
“feeling” be measured in oscillation
patterns of electrical signals—brain waves— that occur when brain cells
communicate with each other, but brain-scanning
studies revealed that human brain wave patterns do synchronize in an interactive
group of people.
In one such
study, researchers had a group of students wear portable
electroencephalogram (EEG) headsets to measure changes in their brain wave
patterns for the duration of a biology course at a New York high school. Brain
waves known as beta bands started synchronizing
among the subjects as they were learning. When the students’ brain waves
were in sync with one another, the students became more engaged with the class and
gave positive feedback about the course and the teacher.
What this study suggests is the mutual benefit
of interacting with one another one-on-one or as a team: syncing our brain
waves can help improve collaboration and advance a mutual goal. So let’s sync!
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