Brain-to-brain Synchrony in Ss With Different Levels of Social Interaction

Brain-to-brain Synchrony as a Mechanism of Field Effects of Consciousness

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT06673589

Enrollment

Registered

2024-11-05

Start date

2024-11-01

Completion date

2025-10-10

Last updated

2024-11-15

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Conditions

Social Dynamics

Keywords

Consciousness, Hyper-scanning, Social Neuroscience

Brief summary

Brain-to-brain synchrony will be measured between pairs of subjects with different levels of similarity of DNA and social interactions

Detailed description

Brain-to-brain synchrony will be measured in five pairs of identical twins, five pairs who are good friends and from the same region of a country, and five pairs of strangers from different countries when they practice Transcendental Meditation practice

Interventions

BEHAVIORALTranscendental Meditation

meditation practice

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 50 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* healthy fit the cohort criteria practice TM

Exclusion criteria

* mental or physical issue

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Brain-to-Brain Synchrony	20 minute TM	EEG (electroencephalography) coherence between 32 sensors in the 10-10 System in all frequency bands

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Tracing of depth of meditation (This is a graphic measure.)	after 20 minute meditation	Use a line to indicate depth of meditation

Countries

United States

Contacts

Primary ContactFrederick Travis, PhD

ftravis@miu.edu6414721209

Backup ContactPeter Hodak, PhD

phodak@miu.edu6414721209

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026