Neural synchronicity refers to the coordinated patterns of brain activity between individuals and is known to occur between parents and their children during social interactions. In new research published in the journal NeuroImage, scientists from China have found that during activities together, children’s brain activity patterns match up more closely with their mothers than with their fathers. However, heightened parental stress can weaken this neural synchronicity for both moms and dads. “We were drawn to this topic due to its significance in understanding the crucial role of parent-child i…