Multiple-Brain Connectivity During Third Party Punishment: an EEG Hyperscanning Study
Abstract Compassion is a particular form of empathic reaction to harm that befalls others and is accompanied by a desire to alleviate their suffering. This altruistic behavior is often manifested through altruistic punishment, wherein individuals penalize a deprecated human’s actions, even if they a...
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| author | A. Ciaramidaro J. Toppi C. Casper C. M. Freitag M. Siniatchkin L. Astolfi |
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| description | Abstract Compassion is a particular form of empathic reaction to harm that befalls others and is accompanied by a desire to alleviate their suffering. This altruistic behavior is often manifested through altruistic punishment, wherein individuals penalize a deprecated human’s actions, even if they are directed toward strangers. By adopting a dual approach, we provide empirical evidence that compassion is a multifaceted prosocial behavior and can predict altruistic punishment. In particular, in this multiple-brain connectivity study in an EEG hyperscanning setting, compassion was examined during real-time social interactions in a third-party punishment (TPP) experiment. We observed that specific connectivity patterns were linked to behavioral and psychological intra- and interpersonal factors. Thus, our results suggest that an ecological approach based on simultaneous dual-scanning and multiple-brain connectivity is suitable for analyzing complex social phenomena. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3a16d76cfadd437b92e2312c9782602c2022-12-21T20:31:27ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222018-05-018111310.1038/s41598-018-24416-wMultiple-Brain Connectivity During Third Party Punishment: an EEG Hyperscanning StudyA. Ciaramidaro0J. Toppi1C. Casper2C. M. Freitag3M. Siniatchkin4L. Astolfi5Department of Computer, Control, and Management Engineering, Univ. of Rome “Sapienza”Department of Computer, Control, and Management Engineering, Univ. of Rome “Sapienza”Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatics, and Psychotherapy, Goethe-UniversityDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatics, and Psychotherapy, Goethe-UniversityDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatics, and Psychotherapy, Goethe-UniversityDepartment of Computer, Control, and Management Engineering, Univ. of Rome “Sapienza”Abstract Compassion is a particular form of empathic reaction to harm that befalls others and is accompanied by a desire to alleviate their suffering. This altruistic behavior is often manifested through altruistic punishment, wherein individuals penalize a deprecated human’s actions, even if they are directed toward strangers. By adopting a dual approach, we provide empirical evidence that compassion is a multifaceted prosocial behavior and can predict altruistic punishment. In particular, in this multiple-brain connectivity study in an EEG hyperscanning setting, compassion was examined during real-time social interactions in a third-party punishment (TPP) experiment. We observed that specific connectivity patterns were linked to behavioral and psychological intra- and interpersonal factors. Thus, our results suggest that an ecological approach based on simultaneous dual-scanning and multiple-brain connectivity is suitable for analyzing complex social phenomena.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-24416-w |
| spellingShingle | A. Ciaramidaro J. Toppi C. Casper C. M. Freitag M. Siniatchkin L. Astolfi Multiple-Brain Connectivity During Third Party Punishment: an EEG Hyperscanning Study Scientific Reports |
| title | Multiple-Brain Connectivity During Third Party Punishment: an EEG Hyperscanning Study |
| title_full | Multiple-Brain Connectivity During Third Party Punishment: an EEG Hyperscanning Study |
| title_fullStr | Multiple-Brain Connectivity During Third Party Punishment: an EEG Hyperscanning Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Multiple-Brain Connectivity During Third Party Punishment: an EEG Hyperscanning Study |
| title_short | Multiple-Brain Connectivity During Third Party Punishment: an EEG Hyperscanning Study |
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