FNIRS

Today, we had an engaging fNIRS workshop at RITMO. One of the tasks we explored was “hyperscanning,” a term that confused several of the non-psychology people present. I was also bewildered when I encountered this term for the first time, so here is a short blog post to explain what it is. What is Hyperscanning? The short answer is that hyperscanning is the simultaneous recording of neural or physiological activity from two or more people to study interpersonal brain dynamics. ...

This summer, I got a phone call from TEDx Arendal asking about whether I would like to hold a lecture for this year’s event. Of course, I had to accept! The excitement of being asked turned to awe when they asked me whether I would like to stand still in silence for the whole talk. This request did not come out of the blue. I have spent the last 15 years researching human standstill and have gotten some attention for my stillstanding project last year when I stood still for 10 minutes every day for a year. It was after this stunt that the Norwegian broadcasting company NRK called me Professor Stillstand, as a follow-up to my former nickname of Dr Air Guitar. ...