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DocumentSharing motor plans while acting jointly: A TMS study2022

Reference code: PT/FB
Entity holding: BIAL Foundation
Location: S. Mamede do Coronado
Title:
BIAL Foundation Archive
Start date: 1994
History:
The BIAL Foundation was created in 1994 by Laboratórios BIAL in conjunction with the Council of Rectors of Portuguese Universities. BIAL’s Foundation mission is to foster the scientific study of Man from both the physical and spiritual perspectives.
Along the years the BIAL Foundation has developed an important relationship with the scientific community, first in Portugal and after worldwide. Today it is an institution of reference which aims to stimulate new researches that may help people, promote more health and contribute to new milestones to gain access to knowledge.
Among its activities the BIAL Foundation manages the BIAL Award, created in 1984, one of the most important awards in the Health field in Europe. The BIAL Award rewards both the basic and the clinical research distinguishing works of major impact in medical research.
The BIAL Foundation also assigns Scientific Research Scholarships for the study of neurophysiological and mental health in people, arousing the interest of researchers in the areas of Psychophysiology and Parapsychology.
To date the BIAL Foundation has supported 461 projects, more than 1000 researchers, with research groups in twenty-seven countries, resulting, until April 2013, in about 600 full papers, out of which 172 published in indexed international journals with an average impact factor of 3.6 and a substantial number of citations (1665).
Since 1996 the BIAL Foundation organizes the Symposia entitled "Behind and Beyond the Brain", a Forum that gathers well renowned neurosciences speakers and the BIAL Foundation Fellows which are spread around the world.
Classified as an institution of public utility, the BIAL Foundation includes among its patrons the Portuguese President, the Portuguese Universities Rectors' Council and the Portuguese Medical Association.
URL: http://www.bial.com/pt/
Accessibility: By permission

Reference code: PT/FB/BL
Entity holding: BIAL Foundation
Title: BIAL Grants
Start date: 1994
History:
In 1994 the BIAL Foundation launched a programme of science research grants with the aim of encouraging the research into Man’s physical and mental processes, namely in fields still largely unexplored but which warrant further scientific analysis, as Psychophysiology and Parapsychology.
Since its launch, applications to the BIAL grants have been increasing. Up to now 461 projects have been supported, involving more than 1000 researchers from 27 countries.
The approved applications have benefited from grants in amounts comprised between €5,000 and €50, 000. The amount to be granted is fixed by the Scientific board according to the needs of each project.
The supported projects have originated, until April 2013, in about 600 full papers, 172 out of which were published in indexed international journals with an average impact factor of 3.6 and a substantial number of citations (1665).
Among the BIAL Foundation fellows is worth highlighting the presence of scientists from prestigious universities from the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Russia, Germany, Japan, France, Canada, and many others.
The BIAL grants are promoted biannually.

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2018
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
2018 Grants
Start date: 2019-01

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2018-144
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
144 - The motor roots of acting together: A psychophysiological investigation
Duration: 2019-03 - 2024-02
Researcher(s):
Marta Bortoletto, Corrado Sinigaglia
Institution(s): IRCCS Istituto Centro San Giovanni di Dio Fatebenefratelli, Brescia (Italy); Centre for the Study of Social Action, Università degli Studi di Milano (Italy)
Contents: Contents:
Application form
Correspondence
Research Funding Agreement
Progress report
Final report
Article
Language: eng
Author:
Bortoletto, M.
Secondary author(s):
Sinigaglia, C.
Number of reproductions:
1
Keywords:
Joint actions / Transcranial magnetic stimulation / Electroencephalography / Motor system / Psychophysiology

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2018-144.02
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
Sharing motor plans while acting jointly: A TMS study
Publication year: 2022
URL:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0010945222000831?via%3Dihub
Abstract/Results: When acting together, we may represent not only our own individual goals but also a collective goal. Although behavioural evidence suggests that agents' motor plans might be related to collective goals, direct neurophysiological evidence of whether collective goals are motorically represented is still scarce. The aim of the present transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) study is to begin to fill this gap. A participant and a confederate were asked to sequentially perform a two-choice reaction time task by acting on pressure sensors. In their own turn, they saw a cue indicating whether to lift their fingers from (or to press them on) a pressure sensor to shoot a ball across the screen as fast as possible. The confederate responded with the right hand, the participant with the left hand. While the confederate acted on the sensor, the participant's motor evoked potentials (MEPs) were collected from the right Extensor Carpi Ulnaris. If participants represent their own and the confederate's actions as being directed to a collective goal, MEPs amplitude should be modulated according to the action the confederate should perform. To test this conjecture, we contrasted three conditions: a Joint condition, in which both players worked together with their collective goal being to shoot the ball to get it to a common target, a Parallel condition, in which the players performed exactly the same task but received independent outcomes for their performance, and a Competitive condition, in which the outcome of the game still depended on the other player performance, but without the collective goal feature. Results showed no MEPs modulation according to the confederate's action in the Joint condition. Post-hoc exploratory analyses both provide some hints about this negative finding and also suggest possible improvements (i.e., adopting a different dependent variable, avoiding task-switching between conditions) for testing our hypothesis that collective goal can be represented motorically.
Accessibility: Document exists in file
Language:
eng
Author:
Barchiesi, G.
Secondary author(s):
Zazio, A., Marcantoni, E., Bulgari, M., di San Pietro, C. B., Sinigaglia, C., Bortoletto, M.
Document type:
Article
Number of reproductions:
1
Percentiles:
6
Reference:
Barchiesi, G., Zazio, A., Marcantoni, E., Bulgari, M., di San Pietro, C. B, Sinigaglia, C. & Bortoletto, M. (2022). Sharing motor plans while acting jointly: A TMS study. Cortex, 151, 224-239. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cortex.2022.03.007
2-year Impact Factor: 3.600|2022
Times cited: 2|2024-02-15
Indexed document: Yes
Quartile: Q1
Keywords: Joint action / Motor representation / TMS / Motor evoked potentials / Registered report / Social neuroscience

Sharing motor plans while acting jointly: A TMS study

Sharing motor plans while acting jointly: A TMS study

File132 - Mapping the psychophysiology of commitment2023-03

Reference code: PT/FB
Entity holding: BIAL Foundation
Location: S. Mamede do Coronado
Title:
BIAL Foundation Archive
Start date: 1994
History:
The BIAL Foundation was created in 1994 by Laboratórios BIAL in conjunction with the Council of Rectors of Portuguese Universities. BIAL’s Foundation mission is to foster the scientific study of Man from both the physical and spiritual perspectives.
Along the years the BIAL Foundation has developed an important relationship with the scientific community, first in Portugal and after worldwide. Today it is an institution of reference which aims to stimulate new researches that may help people, promote more health and contribute to new milestones to gain access to knowledge.
Among its activities the BIAL Foundation manages the BIAL Award, created in 1984, one of the most important awards in the Health field in Europe. The BIAL Award rewards both the basic and the clinical research distinguishing works of major impact in medical research.
The BIAL Foundation also assigns Scientific Research Scholarships for the study of neurophysiological and mental health in people, arousing the interest of researchers in the areas of Psychophysiology and Parapsychology.
To date the BIAL Foundation has supported 461 projects, more than 1000 researchers, with research groups in twenty-seven countries, resulting, until April 2013, in about 600 full papers, out of which 172 published in indexed international journals with an average impact factor of 3.6 and a substantial number of citations (1665).
Since 1996 the BIAL Foundation organizes the Symposia entitled "Behind and Beyond the Brain", a Forum that gathers well renowned neurosciences speakers and the BIAL Foundation Fellows which are spread around the world.
Classified as an institution of public utility, the BIAL Foundation includes among its patrons the Portuguese President, the Portuguese Universities Rectors' Council and the Portuguese Medical Association.
URL: http://www.bial.com/pt/
Accessibility: By permission

Reference code: PT/FB/BL
Entity holding: BIAL Foundation
Title: BIAL Grants
Start date: 1994
History:
In 1994 the BIAL Foundation launched a programme of science research grants with the aim of encouraging the research into Man’s physical and mental processes, namely in fields still largely unexplored but which warrant further scientific analysis, as Psychophysiology and Parapsychology.
Since its launch, applications to the BIAL grants have been increasing. Up to now 461 projects have been supported, involving more than 1000 researchers from 27 countries.
The approved applications have benefited from grants in amounts comprised between €5,000 and €50, 000. The amount to be granted is fixed by the Scientific board according to the needs of each project.
The supported projects have originated, until April 2013, in about 600 full papers, 172 out of which were published in indexed international journals with an average impact factor of 3.6 and a substantial number of citations (1665).
Among the BIAL Foundation fellows is worth highlighting the presence of scientists from prestigious universities from the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Russia, Germany, Japan, France, Canada, and many others.
The BIAL grants are promoted biannually.

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2022
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
2022 Grants
Start date: 2023-01

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2022-132
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
132 - Mapping the psychophysiology of commitment
Duration: 2023-03
Researcher(s):
John Michael, Martina Fanghella, Stephen Butterfill, Corrado Sinigaglia
Institution(s): Cognition in Action Lab, Università degli Studi di Milano (Italy)
Contents: Contents:
Application form
Correspondence
Research Funding Agreement
Language: eng
Notes:
Ongoing project
Author: Michael, J.
Secondary author(s):
Fanghella, M., Butterfill, S., Sinigaglia, C.
Number of reproductions:
1
Keywords:
Commitment / Cooperation / Joint action / Coordination / Psychophysiology

DocumentFinal report - The motor roots of acting together: A psychophysiological investigation2024

Reference code: PT/FB
Entity holding: BIAL Foundation
Location: S. Mamede do Coronado
Title:
BIAL Foundation Archive
Start date: 1994
History:
The BIAL Foundation was created in 1994 by Laboratórios BIAL in conjunction with the Council of Rectors of Portuguese Universities. BIAL’s Foundation mission is to foster the scientific study of Man from both the physical and spiritual perspectives.
Along the years the BIAL Foundation has developed an important relationship with the scientific community, first in Portugal and after worldwide. Today it is an institution of reference which aims to stimulate new researches that may help people, promote more health and contribute to new milestones to gain access to knowledge.
Among its activities the BIAL Foundation manages the BIAL Award, created in 1984, one of the most important awards in the Health field in Europe. The BIAL Award rewards both the basic and the clinical research distinguishing works of major impact in medical research.
The BIAL Foundation also assigns Scientific Research Scholarships for the study of neurophysiological and mental health in people, arousing the interest of researchers in the areas of Psychophysiology and Parapsychology.
To date the BIAL Foundation has supported 461 projects, more than 1000 researchers, with research groups in twenty-seven countries, resulting, until April 2013, in about 600 full papers, out of which 172 published in indexed international journals with an average impact factor of 3.6 and a substantial number of citations (1665).
Since 1996 the BIAL Foundation organizes the Symposia entitled "Behind and Beyond the Brain", a Forum that gathers well renowned neurosciences speakers and the BIAL Foundation Fellows which are spread around the world.
Classified as an institution of public utility, the BIAL Foundation includes among its patrons the Portuguese President, the Portuguese Universities Rectors' Council and the Portuguese Medical Association.
URL: http://www.bial.com/pt/
Accessibility: By permission

Reference code: PT/FB/BL
Entity holding: BIAL Foundation
Title: BIAL Grants
Start date: 1994
History:
In 1994 the BIAL Foundation launched a programme of science research grants with the aim of encouraging the research into Man’s physical and mental processes, namely in fields still largely unexplored but which warrant further scientific analysis, as Psychophysiology and Parapsychology.
Since its launch, applications to the BIAL grants have been increasing. Up to now 461 projects have been supported, involving more than 1000 researchers from 27 countries.
The approved applications have benefited from grants in amounts comprised between €5,000 and €50, 000. The amount to be granted is fixed by the Scientific board according to the needs of each project.
The supported projects have originated, until April 2013, in about 600 full papers, 172 out of which were published in indexed international journals with an average impact factor of 3.6 and a substantial number of citations (1665).
Among the BIAL Foundation fellows is worth highlighting the presence of scientists from prestigious universities from the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Russia, Germany, Japan, France, Canada, and many others.
The BIAL grants are promoted biannually.

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2018
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
2018 Grants
Start date: 2019-01

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2018-144
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
144 - The motor roots of acting together: A psychophysiological investigation
Duration: 2019-03 - 2024-02
Researcher(s):
Marta Bortoletto, Corrado Sinigaglia
Institution(s): IRCCS Istituto Centro San Giovanni di Dio Fatebenefratelli, Brescia (Italy); Centre for the Study of Social Action, Università degli Studi di Milano (Italy)
Contents: Contents:
Application form
Correspondence
Research Funding Agreement
Progress report
Final report
Article
Language: eng
Author:
Bortoletto, M.
Secondary author(s):
Sinigaglia, C.
Number of reproductions:
1
Keywords:
Joint actions / Transcranial magnetic stimulation / Electroencephalography / Motor system / Psychophysiology

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2018-144.01
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
Final report - The motor roots of acting together: A psychophysiological investigation
Publication year: 2024
Abstract/Results:
ABSTRACT:
Background
When people act together, how can their actions be coordinated around a collective goal? An answer to this question may be easily extracted from accounts of ‘shared’ or ‘collective’ intentionality. Alternatively, interpersonal coordination around collective goals may rely on certain interagential structure of motor representations. When people act together with a purpose, the collective goals of their actions may be sometimes represented motorically.
Aims
The main aim of the project is to explore the motor representation of collective goals at cortical level. Our conjecture is that motor representations may enable joint action and provide interpersonal coordination around goals.
Method
To test this hypothesis at neurophysiological level, we run 3 studies measuring motor activity during joint actions: a transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) study; an EEG study and a TMS-EEG study.
Results
Analyses in study 1 suggested that a motor representation of joint actions may have a weaker impact than what expected from previous literature. Experiment 2 showed a significant difference in motor processes between joint and parallel actions when motor coordination is needed. Experiment 3 motor network is not differently activated in joint actions when two persons are aiming at a concrete goal.
Conclusions
Our studies, so far, do not support the instantiation of a motor representation of collective goals when joint actions do not require an ongoing motor coordination between the participants and their confederate.
Accessibility: Document exists in file
Language:
eng
Author:
Bortoletto, M.
Document type:
Final report
Number of reproductions:
1
Reference:
Bortoletto, M. (2024). Final report - The motor roots of acting together: A psychophysiological investigation.
Indexed document: No
Keywords: Joint action / Motor system / Transcranial magnetic stimulation / Social neuroscience

Final report - The motor roots of acting together: A psychophysiological investigation

Final report - The motor roots of acting together: A psychophysiological investigation

DocumentPleasantness makes a good time: musical consonance shapes interpersonal synchronization in dyadic joint action2024

Reference code: PT/FB
Entity holding: BIAL Foundation
Location: S. Mamede do Coronado
Title:
BIAL Foundation Archive
Start date: 1994
History:
The BIAL Foundation was created in 1994 by Laboratórios BIAL in conjunction with the Council of Rectors of Portuguese Universities. BIAL’s Foundation mission is to foster the scientific study of Man from both the physical and spiritual perspectives.
Along the years the BIAL Foundation has developed an important relationship with the scientific community, first in Portugal and after worldwide. Today it is an institution of reference which aims to stimulate new researches that may help people, promote more health and contribute to new milestones to gain access to knowledge.
Among its activities the BIAL Foundation manages the BIAL Award, created in 1984, one of the most important awards in the Health field in Europe. The BIAL Award rewards both the basic and the clinical research distinguishing works of major impact in medical research.
The BIAL Foundation also assigns Scientific Research Scholarships for the study of neurophysiological and mental health in people, arousing the interest of researchers in the areas of Psychophysiology and Parapsychology.
To date the BIAL Foundation has supported 461 projects, more than 1000 researchers, with research groups in twenty-seven countries, resulting, until April 2013, in about 600 full papers, out of which 172 published in indexed international journals with an average impact factor of 3.6 and a substantial number of citations (1665).
Since 1996 the BIAL Foundation organizes the Symposia entitled "Behind and Beyond the Brain", a Forum that gathers well renowned neurosciences speakers and the BIAL Foundation Fellows which are spread around the world.
Classified as an institution of public utility, the BIAL Foundation includes among its patrons the Portuguese President, the Portuguese Universities Rectors' Council and the Portuguese Medical Association.
URL: http://www.bial.com/pt/
Accessibility: By permission

Reference code: PT/FB/BL
Entity holding: BIAL Foundation
Title: BIAL Grants
Start date: 1994
History:
In 1994 the BIAL Foundation launched a programme of science research grants with the aim of encouraging the research into Man’s physical and mental processes, namely in fields still largely unexplored but which warrant further scientific analysis, as Psychophysiology and Parapsychology.
Since its launch, applications to the BIAL grants have been increasing. Up to now 461 projects have been supported, involving more than 1000 researchers from 27 countries.
The approved applications have benefited from grants in amounts comprised between €5,000 and €50, 000. The amount to be granted is fixed by the Scientific board according to the needs of each project.
The supported projects have originated, until April 2013, in about 600 full papers, 172 out of which were published in indexed international journals with an average impact factor of 3.6 and a substantial number of citations (1665).
Among the BIAL Foundation fellows is worth highlighting the presence of scientists from prestigious universities from the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Russia, Germany, Japan, France, Canada, and many others.
The BIAL grants are promoted biannually.

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2020
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
2020 Grants
Start date: 2021-01

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2020-241
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
241 - The premotor roots of musical beat perception and imagery: A neurophysiological investigation
Duration: 2021-09
Researcher(s):
Carlotta Lega, Virginia Penhune, Luigi Cattaneo
Institution(s): Department of Psychology, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca (Italy)
Contents: Contents:
Application form
Correspondence
Research Funding Agreement
Progress report
Language: eng
Author:
Lega, C.
Secondary author(s):
Penhune, V., Cattaneo, L.
Number of reproductions:
1
Keywords:
Premotor cortex / Musical rhythm / Imagery / Perception / Psychophysiology

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2020-241.04
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
Pleasantness makes a good time: musical consonance shapes interpersonal synchronization in dyadic joint action
Publication year: 2024
URL:
https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2024.1472632
Abstract/Results: ABSTRACT:
Introduction: Music making is a process by which humans across cultures come together to create patterns of sounds that are aesthetically pleasing. What remains unclear is how this aesthetic outcome affects the sensorimotor interaction between participants.
Method: Here we approach this question using an interpersonal sensorimotor synchronization paradigm to test whether the quality of a jointly created chord (consonant vs. dissonant) affects movement coordination. We recruited non-musician participants in dyads to perform a dyadic synchronization-continuation task (dSCT): on each trial, participants first synchronized their movements to a metronome (synchronization phase) and then continued tapping together at the same tempo without the metronome (continuation phase). Each tap yielded a note and participants heard both their own and that of their partner, thus creating a chord that was varied to be either consonant (Perf5 or Maj6) or dissonant (Min2 or Maj2). For each trial, participants also rated the pleasure they felt in creating the sounds together. Additionally, they completed questionnaires about social closeness to the other participant, musical reward sensitivity and musical training.
Results: Results showed that participants' taps were closer in time when they jointly created consonant (high pleasure) vs. dissonant (low pleasure) chords, and that pleasure experienced by the dyad in each trial predicted interpersonal synchronization. However, consonance did not affect individual synchronization with the metronome or individual tapping when the metronome was discontinued. The effect of consonance on synchronization was greater in dyads who reported feeling less close prior to the task.
Discussion: Together, these results highlight the role of consonance in shaping the temporal coordination of our actions with others. More broadly, this work shows that the aesthetic outcome of what we create together affects joint behaviors.
Accessibility: Document exists in file
Language:
eng
Author:
Lazzari, G.
Secondary author(s):
Sacheli, L. M., Benoit, C.-E., Lega, C., van Vugt, F. T.
Document type:
Article
Number of reproductions:
1
Reference:
Lazzari, G., Sacheli, L. M., Benoit, C.-E., Lega, C., & van Vugt, F. T. (2024). Pleasantness makes a good time: Musical consonance shapes interpersonal synchronization in dyadic joint action. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 18, 1472632. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2024.1472632
2-year Impact Factor: 0.67|2023
Impact factor notes: Impact factor not available yet for 2024
Times cited: 0|2024-11-18
Indexed document: Yes
Quartile: Q2
Keywords: Joint action / Interpersonal synchronization / Musical pleasantness / Consonance / Joint outcome

Pleasantness makes a good time: musical consonance shapes interpersonal synchronization in dyadic joint action

Pleasantness makes a good time: musical consonance shapes interpersonal synchronization in dyadic joint action

DocumentERP correlates of agency processing in joint actionin press

Reference code: PT/FB
Entity holding: BIAL Foundation
Location: S. Mamede do Coronado
Title:
BIAL Foundation Archive
Start date: 1994
History:
The BIAL Foundation was created in 1994 by Laboratórios BIAL in conjunction with the Council of Rectors of Portuguese Universities. BIAL’s Foundation mission is to foster the scientific study of Man from both the physical and spiritual perspectives.
Along the years the BIAL Foundation has developed an important relationship with the scientific community, first in Portugal and after worldwide. Today it is an institution of reference which aims to stimulate new researches that may help people, promote more health and contribute to new milestones to gain access to knowledge.
Among its activities the BIAL Foundation manages the BIAL Award, created in 1984, one of the most important awards in the Health field in Europe. The BIAL Award rewards both the basic and the clinical research distinguishing works of major impact in medical research.
The BIAL Foundation also assigns Scientific Research Scholarships for the study of neurophysiological and mental health in people, arousing the interest of researchers in the areas of Psychophysiology and Parapsychology.
To date the BIAL Foundation has supported 461 projects, more than 1000 researchers, with research groups in twenty-seven countries, resulting, until April 2013, in about 600 full papers, out of which 172 published in indexed international journals with an average impact factor of 3.6 and a substantial number of citations (1665).
Since 1996 the BIAL Foundation organizes the Symposia entitled "Behind and Beyond the Brain", a Forum that gathers well renowned neurosciences speakers and the BIAL Foundation Fellows which are spread around the world.
Classified as an institution of public utility, the BIAL Foundation includes among its patrons the Portuguese President, the Portuguese Universities Rectors' Council and the Portuguese Medical Association.
URL: http://www.bial.com/pt/
Accessibility: By permission

Reference code: PT/FB/BL
Entity holding: BIAL Foundation
Title: BIAL Grants
Start date: 1994
History:
In 1994 the BIAL Foundation launched a programme of science research grants with the aim of encouraging the research into Man’s physical and mental processes, namely in fields still largely unexplored but which warrant further scientific analysis, as Psychophysiology and Parapsychology.
Since its launch, applications to the BIAL grants have been increasing. Up to now 461 projects have been supported, involving more than 1000 researchers from 27 countries.
The approved applications have benefited from grants in amounts comprised between €5,000 and €50, 000. The amount to be granted is fixed by the Scientific board according to the needs of each project.
The supported projects have originated, until April 2013, in about 600 full papers, 172 out of which were published in indexed international journals with an average impact factor of 3.6 and a substantial number of citations (1665).
Among the BIAL Foundation fellows is worth highlighting the presence of scientists from prestigious universities from the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Russia, Germany, Japan, France, Canada, and many others.
The BIAL grants are promoted biannually.

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2018
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
2018 Grants
Start date: 2019-01

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2018-198
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
198 - Sense of agency in the Ouija board experience
Duration: 2019-04
Researcher(s):
Gethin Hughes, Peter Gooding
Institution(s): Department of Psychology, University of Essex (UK)
Contents: Contents:
Application form
Correspondence
Research Funding Agreement
Progress report
Final report
Language: eng
Notes:
Ongoing project
Author: Hughes, G.
Secondary author(s):
Gooding, P.
Number of reproductions:
3
Keywords:
Ouija Board / Sense of agency / Action control / Electroencephalography / Psychophysiology and Parapsychology

Reference code: PT/FB/BL-2018-198.02
Location: BF-GMS
Title:
ERP correlates of agency processing in joint action
Publication year: in press
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1093/scan/nsaf006
Abstract/Results: ABSTRACT:
In the Ouija board phenomenon, the lack of agency experienced by the players leads them to attribute the movement of the planchette to spirits. The aim of this study was to investigate the neural and cognitive mechanisms involved in generating the sense of agency in such a joint action context. Two players (a participant and a confederate) jointly moved a Ouija board style planchette containing a wireless mouse. This, in turn, moved a digital board on the screen. Participants reported greater sense of agency in the condition where they had complete control of the planchette (the self condition), and least agency when they passively held the planchette while it was moved by the confederate (other condition), with the two joint action conditions in between. While the N1 peak did not differ between conditions, the early part of the N1 differentiated between the joint action conditions, and the solo action conditions. In contrast, the Tb and P2 components differed between the other condition and the self and joint conditions. These findings are discussed with reference to motor-prediction, and attentional mechanisms.
Copyright/Reproduction: Document exists in file
Language:
eng
Author:
Hughes, G.
Secondary author(s):
Gooding, P. L. T.
Document type:
Article
Number of reproductions:
3
Reference:
Hughes, G., & Gooding, P. L. T. (2025). ERP correlates of agency processing in joint action. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, nsaf006. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1093/scan/nsaf006
2-year Impact Factor: 3.90|2023
Impact factor notes: Impact factor not available yet for 2024
Times cited: 0|2025-01-23
Indexed document: Yes
Quartile: Q1
Keywords: Sense of agency / Sensory attenuation / Joint action

ERP correlates of agency processing in joint action

ERP correlates of agency processing in joint action