Vocal learning as a preadaptation for the evolution of human beat perception and synchronization

AD Patel - … Transactions of the Royal Society B, 2021 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The human capacity to synchronize movements to an auditory beat is central to musical
behaviour and to debates over the evolution of human musicality. Have humans evolved …

[HTML][HTML] The intrapersonal and interpersonal consequences of interpersonal synchrony

Y Hu, X Cheng, Y Pan, Y Hu - Acta Psychologica, 2022 - Elsevier
Interpersonal synchrony, the time-matching behaviors, is pervasive in human interactions.
This resonation of movements or other forms was generally considered as one of critical …

People, places, and time: a large-scale, longitudinal study of transformed avatars and environmental context in group interaction in the metaverse

E Han, MR Miller, C DeVeaux, H Jun… - Journal of Computer …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
As the metaverse expands, understanding how people use virtual reality to learn and
connect is increasingly important. We used the Transformed Social Interaction paradigm to …

Music as a coevolved system for social bonding

PE Savage, P Loui, B Tarr, A Schachner… - Behavioral and Brain …, 2021 - cambridge.org
Why do humans make music? Theories of the evolution of musicality have focused mainly
on the value of music for specific adaptive contexts such as mate selection, parental care …

The virtual field trip: Investigating how to optimize immersive virtual learning in climate change education

GB Petersen, S Klingenberg, RE Mayer… - British Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Immersive Virtual Reality (IVR) is being used for educational virtual field trips (VFTs)
involving scenarios that may be too difficult, dangerous or expensive to experience in real …

Why we gather: A new look, empirically documented, at Émile Durkheim's theory of collective assemblies and collective effervescence

B Rimé, D Páez - Perspectives on Psychological Science, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
For Durkheim, individuals' survival and well-being rest on cultural resources and social
belonging that must be revived periodically in collective assemblies. Durkheim's concern …

[HTML][HTML] Nonverbal communication in virtual reality: Nodding as a social signal in virtual interactions

N Aburumman, M Gillies, JA Ward… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Nonverbal communication is an important part of human communication, including head
nodding, eye gaze, proximity and body orientation. Recent research has identified specific …

Avatars for teleconsultation: Effects of avatar embodiment techniques on user perception in 3d asymmetric telepresence

K Yu, G Gorbachev, U Eck, F Pankratz… - … on Visualization and …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A 3D Telepresence system allows users to interact with each other in a virtual, mixed, or
augmented reality (VR, MR, AR) environment, creating a shared space for collaboration and …

Facial expressions contribute more than body movements to conversational outcomes in avatar-mediated virtual environments

C Oh Kruzic, D Kruzic, F Herrera, J Bailenson - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
This study focuses on the individual and joint contributions of two nonverbal channels (ie,
face and upper body) in avatar mediated-virtual environments. 140 dyads were randomly …

Interpersonal synchrony feels good but impedes self-regulation of affect

L Galbusera, MTM Finn, W Tschacher, M Kyselo - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
The social benefits of interpersonal synchrony are widely recognized. Yet, little is known
about its impact on the self. According to enactive cognitive science, the human self for its …