Online or In-Person: How Do We Connect and Engage?

Most of what we know about how the human brain functions is based on studies of brain activity in single individuals under very controlled parameters. Conventional neuroimaging is performed in a scanner environment using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) in which participants are constrained in an MRI bore that includes loud high-pitched noises, a head-mounted contraption conducive to claustrophobia and anxiety, and instructions to avoid any head movements or talking.