Brains that fire together wire together: interbrain plasticity underlies interaction-based learning

Abstract

Brains that fire together wire together: interbrain plasticity underlies interaction-based learning Even though social interactions are significant determinants of learning, the field of neuroplasticity doesn’t take this into account. Instead, it is deeply rooted in probing changes occurring in synapses, brain structures, and networks within an individual brain. The ERC funded INTERPLASTIC project, however, will propose a new approach that synthesises disparate findings on network neuroplasticity and mechanisms of social interactions. It will test whether the facilitation effect of social interactions on learning can be explained by interbrain plasticity (short- and long-term experience-dependent changes in interbrain coupling).