From affordances to abstract words: The flexibility of sensorimotor grounding

C Mazzuca, C Fini, AH Michalland, I Falcinelli… - Brain Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
The sensorimotor system plays a critical role in several cognitive processes. Here, we
review recent studies documenting this interplay at different levels. First, we concentrate on …

Beyond speaking: neurocognitive perspectives on language production in social interaction

AK Kuhlen, R Abdel Rahman - … Transactions of the …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The human faculty to speak has evolved, so has been argued, for communicating with
others and for engaging in social interactions. Hence the human cognitive system should be …

Midfrontal theta transcranial alternating current stimulation facilitates motor coordination in dyadic human–avatar interactions

S Boukarras, DG Özkan, V Era, Q Moreau… - Journal of cognitive …, 2022 - direct.mit.edu
Synchronous interpersonal motor interactions require moment-to-moment prediction and
proactive monitoring of the partner's actions. Neurophysiologically, this is highlighted by an …

Abstract concepts in interaction: The need of others when guessing abstract concepts smooths dyadic motor interactions

C Fini, V Era, F Da Rold… - Royal Society Open …, 2021 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Abstract concepts (ACs, eg 'justice') are more complex compared with concrete concepts
(CCs)(eg 'table'). Indeed, they do not possess a single object as a referent, they assemble …

The performance monitoring system is attuned to others' actions during dyadic motor interactions

Q Moreau, G Tieri, V Era, SM Aglioti… - Cerebral Cortex, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Interpersonal motor interactions require the simultaneous monitoring of one's own and one's
partner's actions. To characterize how the action monitoring system tracks self and other …

The human dynamic clamp reveals the fronto-parietal network linking real-time social coordination and cognition

G Dumas, Q Moreau, E Tognoli, JAS Kelso - Cerebral cortex, 2020 - academic.oup.com
How does the brain allow us to interact with others? Social neuroscience has already
provided some answers to these questions but has tended to treat high-level, cognitive …

Midline frontal and occipito-temporal activity during error monitoring in dyadic motor interactions

Q Moreau, M Candidi, V Era, G Tieri, SM Aglioti - Cortex, 2020 - Elsevier
Discrepancies between sensory predictions and action outcome are at the base of error
coding. However, these phenomena have mainly been studied focussing on individual …

Inter-brain amplitude correlation differentiates cooperation from competition in a motion-sensing sports game

H Liu, C Zhao, F Wang, D Zhang - Social cognitive and affective …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Cooperation and competition are two basic modes of human interaction. Their underlying
neural mechanisms, especially from an interpersonal perspective, have not been fully …

Competence-based social status and implicit preference modulate the ability to coordinate during a joint grasping task

S Boukarras, V Era, SM Aglioti, M Candidi - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Studies indicate that social status influences people's social perceptions. Less information is
available about whether induced social status influences dyadic coordination during motor …

Inhibitory theta burst stimulation highlights the role of left aIPS and right TPJ during complementary and imitative human–avatar interactions in cooperative and …

V Era, SM Aglioti, M Candidi - Cerebral Cortex, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Competitive and cooperative interactions are based on anticipation or synchronization with
the partner's actions. Both forms of interaction may either require performing imitative or …