<s>
The	O
phi	B-Algorithm
complex	I-Algorithm
is	O
a	O
brain	B-Application
rhythm	I-Application
in	O
the	O
awake	O
human	O
brain	O
that	O
appears	O
to	O
serve	O
various	O
social	O
functions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
brain	O
wave	O
patterns	O
of	O
the	O
phi	B-Algorithm
complex	I-Algorithm
are	O
consistent	O
with	O
those	O
of	O
waves	O
produced	O
in	O
the	O
human	O
mirror	O
neuron	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
phi	B-Algorithm
complex	I-Algorithm
may	O
reflect	O
the	O
influence	O
of	O
one	O
person	O
upon	O
another	O
's	O
behavior	O
,	O
with	O
phi-1	O
expressing	O
the	O
inhibition	O
of	O
the	O
human	O
mirror	O
neuron	O
system	O
and	O
phi-2	O
its	O
enhancement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FAU	O
researchers	O
have	O
recorded	O
,	O
measured	O
and	O
analyzed	O
both	O
behavior	O
and	O
brain	B-Application
activity	I-Application
simultaneously	O
in	O
two	O
interacting	O
humans	O
that	O
could	O
provide	O
insight	O
into	O
neurological	O
disorders	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
autism	O
and	O
schizophrenia	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
specially	O
designed	O
dual-electroencephalogram	O
recordings	O
,	O
Tognoli	O
and	O
her	O
colleagues	O
tested	O
the	O
brain	B-Application
activity	I-Application
of	O
two	O
people	O
simultaneously	O
performing	O
continuous	O
finger	O
motion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
researchers	O
believe	O
that	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
dual	O
EEG	B-Application
recordings	O
to	O
observe	O
the	O
phi	B-Algorithm
complex	I-Algorithm
could	O
help	O
scientists	O
better	O
understand	O
what	O
triggers	O
leader/follower	O
behaviors	O
and	O
male/female	O
relationships	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
study	O
demonstrated	O
a	O
clear	O
reduction	O
in	O
occipital	O
lobe	O
alpha	O
wave	O
and	O
mu	B-Algorithm
wave	I-Algorithm
rhythms	O
during	O
social	O
interaction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Kelso	O
"	O
What	O
this	O
research	O
suggests	O
is	O
that	O
a	O
unique	O
pattern	O
can	O
be	O
seen	O
in	O
the	O
brains	O
of	O
two	O
people	O
interacting	O
and	O
that	O
these	O
brain	B-Application
activities	I-Application
distinguish	O
independence	O
from	O
cooperation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
new	O
brain	B-Application
rhythm	I-Application
that	O
we	O
have	O
discovered	O
and	O
termed	O
the	O
'	O
phi	B-Algorithm
complex	I-Algorithm
 '	O
actually	O
distinguishes	O
when	O
you	O
're	O
socially	O
interacting	O
and	O
when	O
you	O
're	O
not.	O
"	O
</s>
