Inter-Brain Synchronization During Sandplay Therapy: Individual Analyses

Interactions between the client (Cl) and therapist (Th) evolve therapeutic relationships in psychotherapy. An interpersonal link or therapeutic space is implicitly developed, wherein certain important elements are expressed and shared. However, neural basis of psychotherapy, especially of non-verbal...

Descripción completa

Guardado en:

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales:	Michiko Akimoto, Takuma Tanaka, Junko Ito, Yasutaka Kubota, Akitoshi Seiyama
Formato:	article
Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
Materias:	social interaction sandplay therapy NIRS hyperscanning nonverbal psychotherapy synchronization Psychology BF1-990
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/200cf82c4ea64639b59b3fce40b1fcb1
Etiquetas:	Agregar Etiqueta Sin Etiquetas, Sea el primero en etiquetar este registro!

id	oai:doaj.org-article:200cf82c4ea64639b59b3fce40b1fcb1
record_format	dspace
spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:200cf82c4ea64639b59b3fce40b1fcb12021-11-30T14:02:40ZInter-Brain Synchronization During Sandplay Therapy: Individual Analyses1664-107810.3389/fpsyg.2021.723211https://doaj.org/article/200cf82c4ea64639b59b3fce40b1fcb12021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.723211/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/1664-1078Interactions between the client (Cl) and therapist (Th) evolve therapeutic relationships in psychotherapy. An interpersonal link or therapeutic space is implicitly developed, wherein certain important elements are expressed and shared. However, neural basis of psychotherapy, especially of non-verbal modalities, have scarcely been explored. Therefore, we examined the neural backgrounds of such therapeutic alliances during sandplay, a powerful art/play therapy technique. Real-time and simultaneous measurement of hemodynamics was conducted in the prefrontal cortex (PFC) of Cl-Th pairs participating in sandplay and subsequent interview sessions through multichannel near-infrared spectroscopy. As sandplay is highly individualized, and no two sessions and products (sandtrays) are the same, we expected variation in interactive patterns in the Cl–Th pairs. Nevertheless, we observed a statistically significant correlation between the spatio-temporal patterns in signals produced by the homologous regions of the brains. During the sandplay condition, significant correlations were obtained in the lateral PFC and frontopolar (FP) regions in the real Cl-Th pairs. Furthermore, a significant correlation was observed in the FP region for the interview condition. The correlations found in our study were explained as a “remote” synchronization (i.e., unconnected peripheral oscillators synchronizing through a hub maintaining free desynchronized dynamics) between two subjects in a pair, possibly representing the neural foundation of empathy, which arises commonly in sandplay therapy (ST).Michiko AkimotoTakuma TanakaJunko ItoYasutaka KubotaAkitoshi SeiyamaFrontiers Media S.A.articlesocial interactionsandplay therapyNIRShyperscanningnonverbal psychotherapysynchronizationPsychologyBF1-990ENFrontiers in Psychology, Vol 12 (2021)
institution	DOAJ
collection	DOAJ
language	EN
topic	social interaction sandplay therapy NIRS hyperscanning nonverbal psychotherapy synchronization Psychology BF1-990
spellingShingle	social interaction sandplay therapy NIRS hyperscanning nonverbal psychotherapy synchronization Psychology BF1-990 Michiko Akimoto Takuma Tanaka Junko Ito Yasutaka Kubota Akitoshi Seiyama Inter-Brain Synchronization During Sandplay Therapy: Individual Analyses
description	Interactions between the client (Cl) and therapist (Th) evolve therapeutic relationships in psychotherapy. An interpersonal link or therapeutic space is implicitly developed, wherein certain important elements are expressed and shared. However, neural basis of psychotherapy, especially of non-verbal modalities, have scarcely been explored. Therefore, we examined the neural backgrounds of such therapeutic alliances during sandplay, a powerful art/play therapy technique. Real-time and simultaneous measurement of hemodynamics was conducted in the prefrontal cortex (PFC) of Cl-Th pairs participating in sandplay and subsequent interview sessions through multichannel near-infrared spectroscopy. As sandplay is highly individualized, and no two sessions and products (sandtrays) are the same, we expected variation in interactive patterns in the Cl–Th pairs. Nevertheless, we observed a statistically significant correlation between the spatio-temporal patterns in signals produced by the homologous regions of the brains. During the sandplay condition, significant correlations were obtained in the lateral PFC and frontopolar (FP) regions in the real Cl-Th pairs. Furthermore, a significant correlation was observed in the FP region for the interview condition. The correlations found in our study were explained as a “remote” synchronization (i.e., unconnected peripheral oscillators synchronizing through a hub maintaining free desynchronized dynamics) between two subjects in a pair, possibly representing the neural foundation of empathy, which arises commonly in sandplay therapy (ST).
format	article
author	Michiko Akimoto Takuma Tanaka Junko Ito Yasutaka Kubota Akitoshi Seiyama
author_facet	Michiko Akimoto Takuma Tanaka Junko Ito Yasutaka Kubota Akitoshi Seiyama
author_sort	Michiko Akimoto
title	Inter-Brain Synchronization During Sandplay Therapy: Individual Analyses
title_short	Inter-Brain Synchronization During Sandplay Therapy: Individual Analyses
title_full	Inter-Brain Synchronization During Sandplay Therapy: Individual Analyses
title_fullStr	Inter-Brain Synchronization During Sandplay Therapy: Individual Analyses
title_full_unstemmed	Inter-Brain Synchronization During Sandplay Therapy: Individual Analyses
title_sort	inter-brain synchronization during sandplay therapy: individual analyses
publisher	Frontiers Media S.A.
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/200cf82c4ea64639b59b3fce40b1fcb1
work_keys_str_mv	AT michikoakimoto interbrainsynchronizationduringsandplaytherapyindividualanalyses AT takumatanaka interbrainsynchronizationduringsandplaytherapyindividualanalyses AT junkoito interbrainsynchronizationduringsandplaytherapyindividualanalyses AT yasutakakubota interbrainsynchronizationduringsandplaytherapyindividualanalyses AT akitoshiseiyama interbrainsynchronizationduringsandplaytherapyindividualanalyses
_version_	1718406492085813248

Inter-Brain Synchronization During Sandplay Therapy: Individual Analyses

Ejemplares similares