A transcranial magnetic stimulation study of the effect of visual orientation on the putative human mirror neuron system
Mirror neurons are a class of motor neuron that are active during both the performance and observation of behavior, and have been implicated in interpersonal understanding There is evidence to suggest that the mirror response is modulated by the perspective from which an action is presented (e.g., e...
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| author | Jed Donald Burgess Sara eArnold Bernadette Mary Fitzgibbon Paul eFitzgerald Peter G. Enticott |
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| description | Mirror neurons are a class of motor neuron that are active during both the performance and observation of behavior, and have been implicated in interpersonal understanding There is evidence to suggest that the mirror response is modulated by the perspective from which an action is presented (e.g., egocentric or allocentric). Most human research, however, has only examined this when presenting intransitive actions. Twenty-three healthy adult participants completed a transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) experiment that assessed corticospinal excitability whilst viewing transitive hand gestures from both egocentric (i.e., self) and allocentric (i.e., other) viewpoints. Although action observation was associated with increases in corticospinal excitability (reflecting putative human mirror neuron activity), there was no effect of visual perspective. These findings are discussed in the context of contemporary theories of mirror neuron ontogeny, including models concerning associative learning and evolutionary adaptation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-de52e61f9ddd4404864dabc28a418a852022-12-21T19:23:52ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Human Neuroscience1662-51612013-10-01710.3389/fnhum.2013.0067959298A transcranial magnetic stimulation study of the effect of visual orientation on the putative human mirror neuron systemJed Donald Burgess0Sara eArnold1Bernadette Mary Fitzgibbon2Paul eFitzgerald3Peter G. Enticott4Monash UniversityMonash UniversityMonash UniversityMonash UniversityMonash UniversityMirror neurons are a class of motor neuron that are active during both the performance and observation of behavior, and have been implicated in interpersonal understanding There is evidence to suggest that the mirror response is modulated by the perspective from which an action is presented (e.g., egocentric or allocentric). Most human research, however, has only examined this when presenting intransitive actions. Twenty-three healthy adult participants completed a transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) experiment that assessed corticospinal excitability whilst viewing transitive hand gestures from both egocentric (i.e., self) and allocentric (i.e., other) viewpoints. Although action observation was associated with increases in corticospinal excitability (reflecting putative human mirror neuron activity), there was no effect of visual perspective. These findings are discussed in the context of contemporary theories of mirror neuron ontogeny, including models concerning associative learning and evolutionary adaptation.http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnhum.2013.00679/fullElectromyographyMirror NeuronsTranscranial Magnetic Stimulationassociative learningaction observationHebbian Learning |
| spellingShingle | Jed Donald Burgess Sara eArnold Bernadette Mary Fitzgibbon Paul eFitzgerald Peter G. Enticott A transcranial magnetic stimulation study of the effect of visual orientation on the putative human mirror neuron system Frontiers in Human Neuroscience Electromyography Mirror Neurons Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation associative learning action observation Hebbian Learning |
| title | A transcranial magnetic stimulation study of the effect of visual orientation on the putative human mirror neuron system |
| title_full | A transcranial magnetic stimulation study of the effect of visual orientation on the putative human mirror neuron system |
| title_fullStr | A transcranial magnetic stimulation study of the effect of visual orientation on the putative human mirror neuron system |
| title_full_unstemmed | A transcranial magnetic stimulation study of the effect of visual orientation on the putative human mirror neuron system |
| title_short | A transcranial magnetic stimulation study of the effect of visual orientation on the putative human mirror neuron system |
| title_sort | transcranial magnetic stimulation study of the effect of visual orientation on the putative human mirror neuron system |
| topic | Electromyography Mirror Neurons Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation associative learning action observation Hebbian Learning |
| url | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnhum.2013.00679/full |
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