Neural correlates of communication modes in medical students using fMRI
Raluca Corina Oprea,
Frederic Andersson,
Valerie Gissot
et al.
Abstract:This study aims to determine if the six different types of communication (Directive, Imaginative, Reflective, Persuasive, Harmonizing, Promoting), as presented in the Process Communication Model, correlate with a respective neural pathway. Participants were 30 medical students with no past medical history. They underwent functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) while watching videos typical of each communication type. By comparing each of the six experimental conditions with all the other ones, common acti… Show more
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