Distinct inter-brain synchronization patterns underlying group decision-making under uncertainty with partners in different interpersonal relationships

Humans may behave in different manners when making decisions with friends and strangers. Whether the interpersonal relationship and the characteristics of the individuals in the group affected the group decision-making under uncertainty in the real-time interaction remains unknown. Using the turn-ba...

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Main Authors: Hanxuan Zhao, Can Zhang, Ruiwen Tao, Haijun Duan, Sihua Xu
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Published: Elsevier 2023-05-01
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1053811923001891
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author Hanxuan Zhao
Can Zhang
Ruiwen Tao
Haijun Duan
Sihua Xu
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Can Zhang
Ruiwen Tao
Haijun Duan
Sihua Xu
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description Humans may behave in different manners when making decisions with friends and strangers. Whether the interpersonal relationship and the characteristics of the individuals in the group affected the group decision-making under uncertainty in the real-time interaction remains unknown. Using the turn-based Balloon Analogue Risk Task (BART), the present study examined the group decision-making propensity under uncertainty with partners in different interpersonal relationships and interpersonal orientations. Corresponding inter-brain synchronization (IBS) patterns at the prefrontal cortex (PFC) were also uncovered with the fNIRS-based hyperscanning approach. Behavioral results identified that dyads in the friend group exhibited the uncertainty-averse propensity when comparing with the stranger group. The fNIRS results reported that feedback-related IBS at the left inferior frontal gyrus (l-IFG) and medial frontopolar cortex (mFPC) during different feedbacks was modulated by interpersonal relationships. The IBS at all channels in the PFC during the positive and negative feedbacks, respectively, predicted the decision-making propensity under uncertainty in the stranger and friend groups based on the support vector machine (SVM) algorithm. The moderating role of the social value orientation (SVO) was also verified in the mediation effect of the dyad closeness on the decision-making propensity under uncertainty via the IBS at the right lateral frontopolar cortex (r-FPC). These findings demonstrated disparate behavioral responses and inter-brain synchronization patterns underlying group decision-making under uncertainty with partners in different interpersonal relationships.
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spelling doaj.art-631cb08eee684c5cafee17aaaa0c68362023-04-13T04:26:04ZengElsevierNeuroImage1095-95722023-05-01272120043Distinct inter-brain synchronization patterns underlying group decision-making under uncertainty with partners in different interpersonal relationshipsHanxuan Zhao0Can Zhang1Ruiwen Tao2Haijun Duan3Sihua Xu4Center for Magnetic Resonance Imaging Research & Key Laboratory of Applied Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Shanghai International Studies University, 550, Dalian West Street, Shanghai 200083, China; College of International Business, Shanghai International Studies University, Shanghai, ChinaCenter for Magnetic Resonance Imaging Research & Key Laboratory of Applied Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Shanghai International Studies University, 550, Dalian West Street, Shanghai 200083, China; College of International Business, Shanghai International Studies University, Shanghai, ChinaCenter for Magnetic Resonance Imaging Research & Key Laboratory of Applied Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Shanghai International Studies University, 550, Dalian West Street, Shanghai 200083, China; College of International Business, Shanghai International Studies University, Shanghai, ChinaKey Laboratory of Modern Teaching Technology, Ministry of Education, Shaanxi Normal University, 199 South Chang’ an Road, Xi'an 710062, China; Corresponding author.Center for Magnetic Resonance Imaging Research & Key Laboratory of Applied Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Shanghai International Studies University, 550, Dalian West Street, Shanghai 200083, China; College of International Business, Shanghai International Studies University, Shanghai, China; School of Education, Huaibei Normal University, Huaibei, China; Anhui Engineering Research Center for Intelligent Computing and Application on Cognitive Behavior, Huaibei Normal University, Huaibei, China; Corresponding author at: Center for Magnetic Resonance Imaging Research & Key Laboratory of Applied Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Shanghai International Studies University, 550, Dalian West Street, Shanghai 200083, China.Humans may behave in different manners when making decisions with friends and strangers. Whether the interpersonal relationship and the characteristics of the individuals in the group affected the group decision-making under uncertainty in the real-time interaction remains unknown. Using the turn-based Balloon Analogue Risk Task (BART), the present study examined the group decision-making propensity under uncertainty with partners in different interpersonal relationships and interpersonal orientations. Corresponding inter-brain synchronization (IBS) patterns at the prefrontal cortex (PFC) were also uncovered with the fNIRS-based hyperscanning approach. Behavioral results identified that dyads in the friend group exhibited the uncertainty-averse propensity when comparing with the stranger group. The fNIRS results reported that feedback-related IBS at the left inferior frontal gyrus (l-IFG) and medial frontopolar cortex (mFPC) during different feedbacks was modulated by interpersonal relationships. The IBS at all channels in the PFC during the positive and negative feedbacks, respectively, predicted the decision-making propensity under uncertainty in the stranger and friend groups based on the support vector machine (SVM) algorithm. The moderating role of the social value orientation (SVO) was also verified in the mediation effect of the dyad closeness on the decision-making propensity under uncertainty via the IBS at the right lateral frontopolar cortex (r-FPC). These findings demonstrated disparate behavioral responses and inter-brain synchronization patterns underlying group decision-making under uncertainty with partners in different interpersonal relationships.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1053811923001891fNIRSHyperscanningInter-brain synchronizationInterpersonal relationships
spellingShingle Hanxuan Zhao
Can Zhang
Ruiwen Tao
Haijun Duan
Sihua Xu
Distinct inter-brain synchronization patterns underlying group decision-making under uncertainty with partners in different interpersonal relationships
NeuroImage
fNIRS
Hyperscanning
Inter-brain synchronization
Interpersonal relationships
title Distinct inter-brain synchronization patterns underlying group decision-making under uncertainty with partners in different interpersonal relationships
title_full Distinct inter-brain synchronization patterns underlying group decision-making under uncertainty with partners in different interpersonal relationships
title_fullStr Distinct inter-brain synchronization patterns underlying group decision-making under uncertainty with partners in different interpersonal relationships
title_full_unstemmed Distinct inter-brain synchronization patterns underlying group decision-making under uncertainty with partners in different interpersonal relationships
title_short Distinct inter-brain synchronization patterns underlying group decision-making under uncertainty with partners in different interpersonal relationships
title_sort distinct inter brain synchronization patterns underlying group decision making under uncertainty with partners in different interpersonal relationships
topic fNIRS
Hyperscanning
Inter-brain synchronization
Interpersonal relationships
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1053811923001891
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