Effects of action observation on corticospinal excitability: Muscle specificity, direction, and timing of the mirror response
Many human behaviours and pathologies have been attributed to the putative mirror neuron
system, a neural system that is active during both the observation and execution of actions …
system, a neural system that is active during both the observation and execution of actions …
Goal or movement? Action representation within the primary motor cortex
Although facilitation of the cortico‐spinal system during action observation is widely
accepted, it remains controversial whether this facilitation reflects a replica of the observed …
accepted, it remains controversial whether this facilitation reflects a replica of the observed …
Motor cortex excitability is tightly coupled to observed movements
Although facilitation of the corticospinal (CS) system during action observation is a widely
accepted phenomenon, it is still controversial if facilitation reflects the replica of observed …
accepted phenomenon, it is still controversial if facilitation reflects the replica of observed …
Equal kinematics and visual context but different purposes: Observer's moral rules modulate motor resonance
L Craighero, S Mele - Cortex, 2018 - Elsevier
Motor resonance is considered to be an index of the automatic under threshold motor replica
of the observed action. Similar actions may be quite different in terms of long-term goals (eg …
of the observed action. Similar actions may be quite different in terms of long-term goals (eg …
Nonverbal communicative signals modulate attention to object properties.
H Marno, EJ Davelaar, G Csibra - Journal of Experimental …, 2014 - psycnet.apa.org
We investigated whether the social context in which an object is experienced influences the
encoding of its various properties. We hypothesized that when an object is observed in a …
encoding of its various properties. We hypothesized that when an object is observed in a …
The acute effects of action observation on muscle strength/weakness and corticospinal excitability in older adults
Muscle weakness is a critical problem facing many older adults. Interventions targeting
nervous system plasticity may show promise in enhancing strength. The purpose of this …
nervous system plasticity may show promise in enhancing strength. The purpose of this …
The multiform motor cortical output: Kinematic, predictive and response coding
Observing actions performed by others entails a subliminal activation of primary motor cortex
reflecting the components encoded in the observed action. One of the most debated issues …
reflecting the components encoded in the observed action. One of the most debated issues …
Action processing in the motor system: Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) evidence of shared mechanisms in the visual and linguistic modalities
C Gianelli, K Kühne, SL Presti, S Mencaraglia… - Brain and Cognition, 2020 - Elsevier
In two experiments, we compared the dynamics of corticospinal excitability when processing
visually or linguistically presented tool-oriented hand actions in native speakers and …
visually or linguistically presented tool-oriented hand actions in native speakers and …
Primary motor cortex activation during action observation of tasks at different video speeds is dependent on movement task and muscle properties
T Moriuchi, D Matsuda, J Nakamura… - Frontiers in human …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
The aim of the present study was to investigate how the video speed of observed action
affects the excitability of the primary motor cortex (M1), as assessed by the size of motor …
affects the excitability of the primary motor cortex (M1), as assessed by the size of motor …