Learning in humans is highly embedded in social interaction: since the very early stages of
our lives, we form memories and acquire knowledge about the world from and with others …

Metacognition–the ability to represent, monitor and control ongoing cognitive processes–
helps us perform many tasks, both when acting alone and when working with others. While …

During psychotherapy, patient and therapist tend to spontaneously synchronize their vocal
pitch, bodily movements, and even their physiological processes. In the present article, we …

When people observe one another, behavioural alignment can be detected at many levels,
from the physical to the mental. Likewise, when people process the same highly complex …

The human mind is extraordinary in its ability not merely to respond to events as they unfold
but also to adapt its own operation in pursuit of its agenda. This 'cognitive control'can be …

Metacognition concerns the processes by which we monitor and control our own cognitive
processes. It can also be applied to others, in which case it is known as mentalizing. Both …

Linguistic interaction between two people is the fundamental form of communication, yet
almost all research in language use focuses on isolated speakers and listeners. In this …

Much of learning and reasoning occurs in pedagogical situations—situations in which a
person who knows a concept chooses examples for the purpose of helping a learner …

This study investigates interpersonal processes underlying dialog by comparing two
approaches, interactive alignment and interpersonal synergy, and assesses how they …

Measuring brain activity simultaneously from two people interacting is intuitively appealing if
one is interested in putative neural markers of social interaction. However, given the …