Figure 1

Schematic diagram of a single trial of the experimental flow. (A), Subjects begin by seeing an 8s fixation cue. (B), Sixteen-second instruction period in which subjects are presented with information regarding the difficult situation for that trial, and are informed of the incoming thinking period. (C), Thirty-second black screen for thinking (including 1 s buffering period). (D), Subjects are shown an eleven-second information that informs them to be ready to communicate with their advisers about the different situation. (E), Twenty-second black screen for communicating with the adviser. (F), Subjects have a 15 s recovery time to relax.