On a Geometry of Interbrain Networks

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Autores principales: Hinrichs, Nicolás, Guzmán, Noah, Weber, Melanie
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author Hinrichs, Nicolás
Guzmán, Noah
Weber, Melanie
author_facet Hinrichs, Nicolás
Guzmán, Noah
Weber, Melanie
contents Effective analysis in neuroscience benefits significantly from robust conceptual frameworks. Traditional metrics of interbrain synchrony in social neuroscience typically depend on fixed, correlation-based approaches, restricting their explanatory capacity to descriptive observations. Inspired by the successful integration of geometric insights in network science, we propose leveraging discrete geometry to examine the dynamic reconfigurations in neural interactions during social exchanges. Unlike conventional synchrony approaches, our method interprets inter-brain connectivity changes through the evolving geometric structures of neural networks. This geometric framework is realized through a pipeline that identifies critical transitions in network connectivity using entropy metrics derived from curvature distributions. By doing so, we significantly enhance the capacity of hyperscanning methodologies to uncover underlying neural mechanisms in interactive social behavior.
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spellingShingle On a Geometry of Interbrain Networks
Hinrichs, Nicolás
Guzmán, Noah
Weber, Melanie
Neurons and Cognition
Computational Geometry
Machine Learning
Effective analysis in neuroscience benefits significantly from robust conceptual frameworks. Traditional metrics of interbrain synchrony in social neuroscience typically depend on fixed, correlation-based approaches, restricting their explanatory capacity to descriptive observations. Inspired by the successful integration of geometric insights in network science, we propose leveraging discrete geometry to examine the dynamic reconfigurations in neural interactions during social exchanges. Unlike conventional synchrony approaches, our method interprets inter-brain connectivity changes through the evolving geometric structures of neural networks. This geometric framework is realized through a pipeline that identifies critical transitions in network connectivity using entropy metrics derived from curvature distributions. By doing so, we significantly enhance the capacity of hyperscanning methodologies to uncover underlying neural mechanisms in interactive social behavior.
title On a Geometry of Interbrain Networks
topic Neurons and Cognition
Computational Geometry
Machine Learning
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.10650