Neural Aspects of Prospective Control through Resonating Taus in an Interceptive Timing Task
High-density electroencephalography from visual and motor cortices in addition to kinematic hand and target movement recordings were used to investigate τ-coupling between brain activity patterns and physical movements in an interceptive timing task. Twelve adult participants were presented with a t...
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| author | F. R. (Ruud) van der Weel Ingemārs Sokolovskis Vicente Raja Audrey L. H. van der Meer |
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| description | High-density electroencephalography from visual and motor cortices in addition to kinematic hand and target movement recordings were used to investigate τ-coupling between brain activity patterns and physical movements in an interceptive timing task. Twelve adult participants were presented with a target car moving towards a destination at three constant accelerations, and an effector dot was available to intercept the car at the destination with a swift movement of the finger. A τ-coupling analysis was used to investigate involvement of perception and action variables at both the ecological scale of behavior and neural scale. By introducing the concept of resonance, the underlying dynamics of interceptive actions were investigated. A variety of one- and two-scale τ-coupling analyses showed significant differences in distinguishing between slow, medium, and fast target speed when car motion and finger movement, VEP and MRP brain activity, VEP and car motion, and MRP and finger movement were involved. These results suggested that the temporal structure present at the ecological scale is reflected at the neural scale. The results further showed a strong effect of target speed, indicating that τ-coupling constants <i>k</i> and <i>k<sub>res</sub></i> increased with higher speeds of the moving target. It was concluded that τ-coupling can be considered a valuable tool when combining different types of variables at both the ecological and neural levels of analysis. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f6827c98576c40208e76367b24961e0e2023-11-24T13:40:49ZengMDPI AGBrain Sciences2076-34252022-12-011212173710.3390/brainsci12121737Neural Aspects of Prospective Control through Resonating Taus in an Interceptive Timing TaskF. R. (Ruud) van der Weel0Ingemārs Sokolovskis1Vicente Raja2Audrey L. H. van der Meer3Developmental Neuroscience Laboratory, Department of Psychology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), 7491 Trondheim, NorwayDevelopmental Neuroscience Laboratory, Department of Psychology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), 7491 Trondheim, NorwayDepartment of Philosophy, University of Murcia, 30100 Murcia, SpainDevelopmental Neuroscience Laboratory, Department of Psychology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), 7491 Trondheim, NorwayHigh-density electroencephalography from visual and motor cortices in addition to kinematic hand and target movement recordings were used to investigate τ-coupling between brain activity patterns and physical movements in an interceptive timing task. Twelve adult participants were presented with a target car moving towards a destination at three constant accelerations, and an effector dot was available to intercept the car at the destination with a swift movement of the finger. A τ-coupling analysis was used to investigate involvement of perception and action variables at both the ecological scale of behavior and neural scale. By introducing the concept of resonance, the underlying dynamics of interceptive actions were investigated. A variety of one- and two-scale τ-coupling analyses showed significant differences in distinguishing between slow, medium, and fast target speed when car motion and finger movement, VEP and MRP brain activity, VEP and car motion, and MRP and finger movement were involved. These results suggested that the temporal structure present at the ecological scale is reflected at the neural scale. The results further showed a strong effect of target speed, indicating that τ-coupling constants <i>k</i> and <i>k<sub>res</sub></i> increased with higher speeds of the moving target. It was concluded that τ-coupling can be considered a valuable tool when combining different types of variables at both the ecological and neural levels of analysis.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/12/12/1737interceptive timingtau-couplingprospective controlHD EEGresonanceecological neuroscience |
| spellingShingle | F. R. (Ruud) van der Weel Ingemārs Sokolovskis Vicente Raja Audrey L. H. van der Meer Neural Aspects of Prospective Control through Resonating Taus in an Interceptive Timing Task Brain Sciences interceptive timing tau-coupling prospective control HD EEG resonance ecological neuroscience |
| title | Neural Aspects of Prospective Control through Resonating Taus in an Interceptive Timing Task |
| title_full | Neural Aspects of Prospective Control through Resonating Taus in an Interceptive Timing Task |
| title_fullStr | Neural Aspects of Prospective Control through Resonating Taus in an Interceptive Timing Task |
| title_full_unstemmed | Neural Aspects of Prospective Control through Resonating Taus in an Interceptive Timing Task |
| title_short | Neural Aspects of Prospective Control through Resonating Taus in an Interceptive Timing Task |
| title_sort | neural aspects of prospective control through resonating taus in an interceptive timing task |
| topic | interceptive timing tau-coupling prospective control HD EEG resonance ecological neuroscience |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/12/12/1737 |
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