The interpretation of mu suppression as an index of mirror neuron activity: past, present and future

HM Hobson, DVM Bishop - Royal Society open science, 2017 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Mu suppression studies have been widely used to infer the activity of the human mirror
neuron system (MNS) in a number of processes, ranging from action understanding …

[HTML][HTML] Mu suppression–a good measure of the human mirror neuron system?

HM Hobson, DVM Bishop - cortex, 2016 - Elsevier
Mu suppression has been proposed as a signature of the activity of the human mirror neuron
system (MNS). However the mu frequency band (8–13 Hz) overlaps with the alpha …

Developmental changes in mu suppression to observed and executed actions in autism spectrum disorders

LM Oberman, JP McCleery, EM Hubbard… - Social cognitive and …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
There has been debate over whether disruptions in the mirror neuron system (MNS) play a
key role in the core social deficits observed in autism spectrum disorders (ASD). EEG mu …

Modulation of mu suppression in children with autism spectrum disorders in response to familiar or unfamiliar stimuli: the mirror neuron hypothesis

LM Oberman, VS Ramachandran, JA Pineda - Neuropsychologia, 2008 - Elsevier
In an early description of the mu rhythm, Gastaut and Bert [Gastaut, HJ, & Bert, J.(1954). EEG
changes during cinematographic presentation. Clinical Neurophysiology, 6, 433–444] noted …

Unbroken mirror neurons in autism spectrum disorders

YT Fan, J Decety, CY Yang, JL Liu… - Journal of Child …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Background: The 'broken mirror'theory of autism, which proposes that a dysfunction of the
human mirror neuron system (MNS) is responsible for the core social and cognitive deficits …

Mirror neuron dysfunction in autism spectrum disorders

T Perkins, M Stokes, J McGillivray, R Bittar - Journal of clinical …, 2010 - Elsevier
Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are developmental conditions characterized by deficits in
social interaction, verbal and nonverbal communication and obsessive/stereotyped patterns …

Motor–auditory–visual integration: the role of the human mirror neuron system in communication and communication disorders

RM Le Bel, JA Pineda, A Sharma - Journal of communication disorders, 2009 - Elsevier
The mirror neuron system (MNS) is a trimodal system composed of neuronal populations
that respond to motor, visual, and auditory stimulation, such as when an action is performed …

Beta event-related desynchronization as an index of individual differences in processing human facial expression: further investigations of autistic traits in typically …

NR Cooper, A Simpson, A Till, K Simmons… - Frontiers in human …, 2013 - frontiersin.org
The human mirror neuron system (hMNS) has been associated with various forms of social
cognition and affective processing including vicarious experience. It has also been …

Mirror-neuron system recruitment by action observation: effects of focal brain damage on mu suppression

S Frenkel-Toledo, S Bentin, A Perry, DG Liebermann… - NeuroImage, 2014 - Elsevier
Mu suppression is the attenuation of EEG power in the alpha frequency range (8-12 Hz),
recorded over the sensorimotor cortex during execution and observation of motor actions …

EEG evidence for mirror neuron dysfunction in autism spectrum disorders

LM Oberman, EM Hubbard, JP McCleery… - Cognitive brain …, 2005 - Elsevier
Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are largely characterized by deficits in imitation, pragmatic
language, theory of mind, and empathy. Previous research has suggested that a …