Interpersonal Heart Rate Synchrony Predicts Effective Information Processing in a Naturalistic Group Decision-Making Task
By K. M. Sharika, Swarag Thaikkandi, Nivedita Nivedita, and Michael L. Platt
10 pagesheart rate synchrony predicted the probability of groups reaching the correct consensus decision with >70% cross-validation accuracy–significantly higher than that predicted by the duration of discussions, subjective assessment of team function or baseline heart rates alone.