Laura Orsolini, Cristina Appignanesi, Simone Pompili, Umberto Volpe
The role of digital tools in providing youth mental health: results from an international multi-center study
International review of psychiatry (Abingdon, England)
novel multimodal experimental setup dyadic study protocol designed investigate neurophysiological underpinnings joint action synchronous acquisition eeg ecg emg respiration kinematic data two individuals engaged ecologic naturalistic cooperative competitive joint actions involving facetoface realtime realspace coordinated full body movements studies still missing difficulties encountered recording reliable neurophysiological signals gross body movements synchronizing multiple devices defining suitable study protocols multimodal experimental setup includes synchronous recording eeg ecg emg respiration kinematic signals individuals via two eeg amplifiers motion capture system synchronized via singleboard microcomputer custom python scripts eeg recorded using new dry sports electrode caps novel study protocol designed best exploit multimodal data acquisitions table tennis dyadic motor task allows naturalistic facetoface interpersonal interactions free intime inspace full body movement coordination cooperative competitive joint actions two task difficulty levels mimic changing external conditions recording conditionsincluding minimum table tennis rally duration sampling rate kinematic data total duration neurophysiological recordingswere defined according requirements multilevel analytical approach including neural level hyperbrain functional connectivity graph theoretical measures microstate analysis cognitivebehavioral level integrated analysis neural kinematic data social level extending network physiology neurophysiological data recorded two interacting individuals four practical tests table tennis skills defined select study population permitting skillmatch dyad members form two groups higher lower skilled dyads explore influence skill level joint action performance psychometric instruments included assess personality traits support interpretation results studying joint action proposed protocol advance understanding neurophysiological mechanisms sustaining daily life joint actions could help defining systems predict cooperative competitive behaviors overtly expressed particularly useful reallife contexts social behavior main feature