Studying naturalistic human communication using dual-EEG and audio-visual recordings

Sara Mazzini; Judith Holler; Linda Drijvers

doi:10.1016/j.xpro.2023.102370

Studying naturalistic human communication using dual-EEG and audio-visual recordings

STAR Protoc. 2023 Sep 15;4(3):102370. doi: 10.1016/j.xpro.2023.102370. Epub 2023 Jul 7.

Authors

Sara Mazzini¹, Judith Holler², Linda Drijvers³

Affiliations

¹ The Communicative Brain, Neurobiology of Language Department, Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, Nijmegen 6525XD, the Netherlands. Electronic address: sara.mazzini@mpi.nl.
² Communication in Social Interaction, Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, Nijmegen 6525XD, the Netherlands; Communication in Social Interaction, Donders Centre for Cognition, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behavior, Radboud University, Nijmegen 6525GD, the Netherlands.
³ The Communicative Brain, Neurobiology of Language Department, Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, Nijmegen 6525XD, the Netherlands; The Communicative Brain, Donders Centre for Cognition, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behavior, Radboud University, Nijmegen 6525GD, the Netherlands. Electronic address: linda.drijvers@mpi.nl.

Abstract

We present a protocol to study naturalistic human communication using dual-electroencephalography (EEG) and audio-visual recordings. We describe preparatory steps for data collection including setup preparation, experiment design, and piloting. We then describe the data collection process in detail which consists of participant recruitment, experiment room preparation, and data collection. We also outline the kinds of research questions that can be addressed with the current protocol, including several analysis possibilities, from conversational to advanced time-frequency analyses. For complete details on the use and execution of this protocol, please refer to Drijvers and Holler (2022).¹.

Keywords: Cognitive Neuroscience; Neuroscience.

MeSH terms

Communication*
Data Collection
Electroencephalography*
Humans