Relationship between activity in human primary motor cortex during action observation and the mirror neuron system.
The attenuation of the beta cortical oscillations during action observation has been interpreted as evidence of a mirror neuron system (MNS) in humans. Here we investigated the modulation of beta cortical oscillations with the viewpoint of an observed action. We asked subjects to observe videos of a...
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| description | The attenuation of the beta cortical oscillations during action observation has been interpreted as evidence of a mirror neuron system (MNS) in humans. Here we investigated the modulation of beta cortical oscillations with the viewpoint of an observed action. We asked subjects to observe videos of an actor making a variety of arm movements. We show that when subjects were observing arm movements there was a significant modulation of beta oscillations overlying left and right sensorimotor cortices. This pattern of attenuation was driven by the side of the screen on which the observed movement occurred and not by the hand that was observed moving. These results are discussed in terms of the firing patterns of mirror neurons in F5 which have been reported to have similar properties. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7dfd0d8242564c29890fee6accf3a2012022-12-21T21:32:57ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032009-01-0143e492510.1371/journal.pone.0004925Relationship between activity in human primary motor cortex during action observation and the mirror neuron system.James M KilnerJennifer L MarchantChris D FrithThe attenuation of the beta cortical oscillations during action observation has been interpreted as evidence of a mirror neuron system (MNS) in humans. Here we investigated the modulation of beta cortical oscillations with the viewpoint of an observed action. We asked subjects to observe videos of an actor making a variety of arm movements. We show that when subjects were observing arm movements there was a significant modulation of beta oscillations overlying left and right sensorimotor cortices. This pattern of attenuation was driven by the side of the screen on which the observed movement occurred and not by the hand that was observed moving. These results are discussed in terms of the firing patterns of mirror neurons in F5 which have been reported to have similar properties.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/19290052/pdf/?tool=EBI |
| spellingShingle | James M Kilner Jennifer L Marchant Chris D Frith Relationship between activity in human primary motor cortex during action observation and the mirror neuron system. PLoS ONE |
| title | Relationship between activity in human primary motor cortex during action observation and the mirror neuron system. |
| title_full | Relationship between activity in human primary motor cortex during action observation and the mirror neuron system. |
| title_fullStr | Relationship between activity in human primary motor cortex during action observation and the mirror neuron system. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Relationship between activity in human primary motor cortex during action observation and the mirror neuron system. |
| title_short | Relationship between activity in human primary motor cortex during action observation and the mirror neuron system. |
| title_sort | relationship between activity in human primary motor cortex during action observation and the mirror neuron system |
| url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/19290052/pdf/?tool=EBI |
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