[HTML][HTML] Motor invariants in action execution and perception
The nervous system is sensitive to statistical regularities of the external world and forms
internal models of these regularities to predict environmental dynamics. Given the inherently …
internal models of these regularities to predict environmental dynamics. Given the inherently …
Action perception and motor imagery: Mental practice of action
Motor cognition is related to the planning and generation of actions as well as to the
recognition and imagination of motor acts. Recently, there is evidence that the motor system …
recognition and imagination of motor acts. Recently, there is evidence that the motor system …
Action observation areas represent intentions from subtle kinematic features
Mirror neurons have been proposed to underlie humans' ability to understand others' actions
and intentions. Despite 2 decades of research, however, the exact computational and …
and intentions. Despite 2 decades of research, however, the exact computational and …
The concreteness of abstract language: an ancient issue and a new perspective
This paper addresses the debated issue of abstract language in the framework of
embodiment. First, we discuss the notion of abstractness in the light of the Western …
embodiment. First, we discuss the notion of abstractness in the light of the Western …
Neural foundations of overt and covert actions
We used fMRI to assess the human brain areas activated for execution, observation and 1st
person motor imagery of a visually guided tracing task with the index finger. Voxel-level …
person motor imagery of a visually guided tracing task with the index finger. Voxel-level …
Observer-agent kinematic similarity facilitates action intention decoding
It is well known that the kinematics of an action is modulated by the underlying motor
intention. In turn, kinematics serves as a cue also during action observation, providing hints …
intention. In turn, kinematics serves as a cue also during action observation, providing hints …
Movement kinematics drive chain selection toward intention detection
M Soriano, A Cavallo, A D'Ausilio… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - National Acad Sciences
The ability to understand intentions based on another's movements is crucial for human
interaction. This ability has been ascribed to the so-called motor chaining mechanism …
interaction. This ability has been ascribed to the so-called motor chaining mechanism …
Action observation responses are influenced by movement kinematics and target identity
In order to inform the debate whether cortical areas related to action observation provide a
pragmatic or a semantic representation of goal-directed actions, we performed 2 functional …
pragmatic or a semantic representation of goal-directed actions, we performed 2 functional …
Evidence for the representation of movement kinematics in the discharge of F5 mirror neurons during the observation of transitive and intransitive actions
V Papadourakis, V Raos - Journal of neurophysiology, 2017 - journals.physiology.org
Mirror neurons (MirNs) are sensorimotor neurons that fire both when an animal performs a
goal-directed action and when the same animal observes another agent performing the …
goal-directed action and when the same animal observes another agent performing the …
Interactor's body shape does not affect visuo-motor interference effects during motor coordination
The biological-tuning of the Action Observation Network is highly debated. A current open
question relates to whether the morphological appearance (body shape) and/or the …
question relates to whether the morphological appearance (body shape) and/or the …