Libet's legacy: A primer to the neuroscience of volition

T Dominik, A Mele, A Schurger, U Maoz - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral …, 2024 - Elsevier
The neuroscience of volition is an emerging subfield of the brain sciences, with hundreds of
papers on the role of consciousness in action formation published each year. This makes …

Low-and high-level coordination of orofacial motor actions

D Kleinfeld, M Deschênes, MN Economo… - Current Opinion in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Orofacial motor actions are movements that, in rodents, involve whisking of the vibrissa,
deflection of the nose, licking and lapping with the tongue, and consumption through …

Human motor augmentation with an extra robotic arm without functional interference

G Dominijanni, DL Pinheiro, L Pollina, B Orset… - Science Robotics, 2023 - science.org
Extra robotic arms (XRAs) are gaining interest in neuroscience and robotics, offering
potential tools for daily activities. However, this compelling opportunity poses new …

Multiclass classification of motor imagery tasks based on multi-branch convolutional neural network and temporal convolutional network model

S Yu, Z Wang, F Wang, K Chen, D Yao, P Xu… - Cerebral …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Motor imagery (MI) is a cognitive process wherein an individual mentally rehearses a
specific movement without physically executing it. Recently, MI-based brain–computer …

Humans without a sense of smell breathe differently

L Gorodisky, D Honigstein, A Weissbrod… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Olfaction may play a restricted role in human behavior, yet paradoxically, its absence in
anosmia is associated with diverse deleterious outcomes, culminating in reduced life …

Neurophysiological evidence of motor preparation in inner speech and the effect of content predictability

LK Chung, BN Jack, O Griffiths, D Pearson… - Cerebral …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Self-generated overt actions are preceded by a slow negativity as measured by
electroencephalogram, which has been associated with motor preparation. Recent studies …

Brain-scale theta band functional connectome as signature of slow breathing and breath-hold phases

AS Anusha, P Kumar, AG Ramakrishnan - Computers in Biology and …, 2025 - Elsevier
The study reported herein attempts to understand the neural mechanisms engaged in the
conscious control of breathing and breath-hold. The variations in the electroencephalogram …

Attention to cardiac sensations enhances the heartbeat-evoked potential during exhalation

A Zaccaro, F Della Penna, E Mussini, E Parrotta… - Iscience, 2024 - cell.com
Respiration and cardiac activity intricately interact through complex physiological
mechanisms. The heartbeat-evoked potential (HEP) is an EEG fluctuation reflecting the …

Variations of autonomic arousal mediate the reportability of mind-blanking occurrences

BP Alexandros, SN John, Z Stefania, M Sepehr… - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Mind-blanking (MB) is the inability to report mental events during unconstraint thinking.
Previous work shows that MB is linked to decreased levels of cortical arousal, indicating …

Brain-scale Theta Band Functional Connectivity As A Signature of Slow Breathing and Breath-hold Phases

AG Ramakrishnan - arXiv preprint arXiv:2312.09599, 2023 - arxiv.org
The study reported herein attempts to understand the neural mechanisms engaged in the
conscious control of breathing and breath-hold. The variations in the electroencephalogram …