Interbrain synchronization in classroom during high-entropy music listening and meditation: a hyperscanning EEG study
IntroductionSocial interaction is a vital source of human development, yet neuroscientific research delineating its neural correlates in large groups is scarce. Music as a rhythmic signal, and meditation, have been shown to induce group synchronization and pro-social behavior. However, their impact...
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| author | Junling Gao Hang Kin Leung Kin Cheung (George) Lee Chun Chi Poon Gan Huang Junhao Liao Bonnie Wai Yan Wu Thuan Quoc Thach Rainbow Tin Hung Ho Hin Hung Sik |
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| description | IntroductionSocial interaction is a vital source of human development, yet neuroscientific research delineating its neural correlates in large groups is scarce. Music as a rhythmic signal, and meditation, have been shown to induce group synchronization and pro-social behavior. However, their impact on adolescents may vary, and the related brain functions remain underexplored. This study investigates the effects of mindfulness meditation and 6 Hz high-entropy music on brain synchronization and complexity in high school students.MethodsTwenty-eight adolescents underwent single-channel EEG at the forehead during three 5-minute conditions: rest, meditation, and 6 Hz high-entropy music. Alpha band power correlations assessed synchronization. Graph analyses quantified network properties.ResultsMean correlation was highest during music, then meditation, and lowest during rest, with significant differences between music and both rest and meditation. Meditation had the highest clustering coefficient and small-world index, suggesting more integrated and efficient networks. Music demonstrated the largest information cascades and synergy, indicating extensive information integration.Conclusion6 Hz high-entropy music induced the strongest synchronization. While meditation and music altered brain dynamics compared to rest, they worked distinctly. Meditation yielded more integrated connectivity; music yielded the greatest element-wise correlation. Future research with larger samples is recommended to optimize interventions for adolescent well-being and social connectedness. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4f06f3df42c1405da94dbcd9356f92032025-08-20T02:13:06ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Neuroscience1662-453X2025-04-011910.3389/fnins.2025.15579041557904Interbrain synchronization in classroom during high-entropy music listening and meditation: a hyperscanning EEG studyJunling Gao0Hang Kin Leung1Kin Cheung (George) Lee2Chun Chi Poon3Gan Huang4Junhao Liao5Bonnie Wai Yan Wu6Thuan Quoc Thach7Rainbow Tin Hung Ho8Hin Hung Sik9Centre of Buddhist Studies, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, ChinaCentre of Buddhist Studies, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, ChinaCentre of Buddhist Studies, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, ChinaBuddhist Wong Wan Tin College, Hong Kong SAR, ChinaSchool of Biomedical Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, ChinaCentre on Behavioral Health, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, ChinaCentre of Buddhist Studies, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, ChinaDepartment of Psychiatry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, ChinaCentre on Behavioral Health, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, ChinaCentre of Buddhist Studies, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, ChinaIntroductionSocial interaction is a vital source of human development, yet neuroscientific research delineating its neural correlates in large groups is scarce. Music as a rhythmic signal, and meditation, have been shown to induce group synchronization and pro-social behavior. However, their impact on adolescents may vary, and the related brain functions remain underexplored. This study investigates the effects of mindfulness meditation and 6 Hz high-entropy music on brain synchronization and complexity in high school students.MethodsTwenty-eight adolescents underwent single-channel EEG at the forehead during three 5-minute conditions: rest, meditation, and 6 Hz high-entropy music. Alpha band power correlations assessed synchronization. Graph analyses quantified network properties.ResultsMean correlation was highest during music, then meditation, and lowest during rest, with significant differences between music and both rest and meditation. Meditation had the highest clustering coefficient and small-world index, suggesting more integrated and efficient networks. Music demonstrated the largest information cascades and synergy, indicating extensive information integration.Conclusion6 Hz high-entropy music induced the strongest synchronization. While meditation and music altered brain dynamics compared to rest, they worked distinctly. Meditation yielded more integrated connectivity; music yielded the greatest element-wise correlation. Future research with larger samples is recommended to optimize interventions for adolescent well-being and social connectedness.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnins.2025.1557904/fullEEGmeditationhigh-entropy musicbrain synchronizationadolescencehyperscanning |
| spellingShingle | Junling Gao Hang Kin Leung Kin Cheung (George) Lee Chun Chi Poon Gan Huang Junhao Liao Bonnie Wai Yan Wu Thuan Quoc Thach Rainbow Tin Hung Ho Hin Hung Sik Interbrain synchronization in classroom during high-entropy music listening and meditation: a hyperscanning EEG study Frontiers in Neuroscience EEG meditation high-entropy music brain synchronization adolescence hyperscanning |
| title | Interbrain synchronization in classroom during high-entropy music listening and meditation: a hyperscanning EEG study |
| title_full | Interbrain synchronization in classroom during high-entropy music listening and meditation: a hyperscanning EEG study |
| title_fullStr | Interbrain synchronization in classroom during high-entropy music listening and meditation: a hyperscanning EEG study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Interbrain synchronization in classroom during high-entropy music listening and meditation: a hyperscanning EEG study |
| title_short | Interbrain synchronization in classroom during high-entropy music listening and meditation: a hyperscanning EEG study |
| title_sort | interbrain synchronization in classroom during high entropy music listening and meditation a hyperscanning eeg study |
| topic | EEG meditation high-entropy music brain synchronization adolescence hyperscanning |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnins.2025.1557904/full |
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