Objective "Interpersonal coordination and observation are crucial to social interactions, whether we are engaging in conversation with other people, jointly assembling furniture, or performing in a musical duet. Previous research in social cognition has so far been mostly restricted to measuring behaviour and brain signatures of isolated individuals, in the absence of a real interaction. There has been a recent movement in the field, away from individuals in isolation and towards a joint action approach, employing studies of two or more individuals engaged in an interaction. Interpersonal mechanisms of joint action have largely been addressed by studying behavioural synchronization between people’s movements, gazes, and postures as they engage in real-time, joint, rhythmic actions. Recent studies have also begun to investigate physiological synchronization between romantic partners, choir singers, and performers and observers during high arousal rituals. However, the physiological mechanisms underlying joint action remain largely unknown, and their relationship to action coordination and observation has not yet been established. Here, we propose to investigate the relationship between interpersonal behavioural and physiological coupling at the autonomic nervous system level, during observation and participation in joint coordination. The first objective of the proposed project is to investigate the relationship between behavioural coupling and physiological coupling, during coordinated action in a musical setting. The second objective is to investigate physiological coupling between performers and observers of behavioural synchronization in online and offline scenarios. Finally, the third objective is to investigate the effect of physiological coupling, enabled using biofeedback training, on behavioural synchronization. This research takes a novel direction towards understanding coordination and human bonding beyond behaviour and brain activity." Fields of science natural sciencesbiological sciencesneurobiology Programme(s) FP7-PEOPLE - Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013) Topic(s) FP7-PEOPLE-2012-IEF - Marie-Curie Action: "Intra-European fellowships for career development" Call for proposal FP7-PEOPLE-2012-IEF See other projects for this call Funding Scheme MC-IEF - Intra-European Fellowships (IEF) Coordinator KOZEP-EUROPAI EGYETEM EU contribution € 138 475,20 Address NADOR UTCA 9 1051 Budapest Hungary See on map Region Közép-Magyarország Budapest Budapest Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Zsuzsanna Gabor (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data