Cortical mechanisms underlying the organization of goal-directed actions and mirror neuron-based action understanding

G Rizzolatti, L Cattaneo… - Physiological …, 2014 - journals.physiology.org
Our understanding of the functions of motor system evolved remarkably in the last 20 years.
This is the consequence not only of an increase in the amount of data on this system but …

What modulates the mirror neuron system during action observation?: Multiple factors involving the action, the actor, the observer, the relationship between actor and …

D Kemmerer - Progress in Neurobiology, 2021 - Elsevier
Seeing an agent perform an action typically triggers a motor simulation of that action in the
observer's Mirror Neuron System (MNS). Over the past few years, it has become increasingly …

Effects of action observational training plus brain–computer interface‐based functional electrical stimulation on paretic arm motor recovery in patient with stroke: a …

TH Kim, SS Kim, BH Lee - Occupational therapy international, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The purpose of this study was to investigate whether action observational training (AOT)
plus brain–computer interface‐based functional electrical stimulation (BCI‐FES) has a …

Intention and motor representation in purposive action

SA Butterfill, C Sinigaglia - Philosophy and Phenomenological …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Are there distinct roles for intention and motor representation in explaining the
purposiveness of action? Standard accounts of action assign a role to intention but are silent …

Vicarious motor activation during action perception: beyond correlational evidence

A Avenanti, M Candidi, C Urgesi - Frontiers in human neuroscience, 2013 - frontiersin.org
Neurophysiological and imaging studies have shown that seeing the actions of other
individuals brings about the vicarious activation of motor regions involved in performing the …

Neuroanatomical substrates of action perception and understanding: an anatomic likelihood estimation meta-analysis of lesion-symptom mapping studies in brain …

C Urgesi, M Candidi, A Avenanti - Frontiers in human neuroscience, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Several neurophysiologic and neuroimaging studies suggested that motor and perceptual
systems are tightly linked along a continuum rather than providing segregated mechanisms …

Mechanisms of Hebbian‐like plasticity in the ventral premotor–primary motor network

A Casarotto, E Dolfini, P Cardellicchio… - The Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The functional connection between ventral premotor cortex (PMv) and primary motor cortex
(M1) is critical for the organization of goal‐directed actions. Repeated activation of this …

Making mirrors: premotor cortex stimulation enhances mirror and counter-mirror motor facilitation

C Catmur, RB Mars, MF Rushworth… - Journal of cognitive …, 2011 - direct.mit.edu
Mirror neurons fire during both the performance of an action and the observation of the same
action being performed by another. These neurons have been recorded in ventral premotor …

Compensatory plasticity in the action observation network: virtual lesions of STS enhance anticipatory simulation of seen actions

A Avenanti, L Annella, M Candidi, C Urgesi… - Cerebral …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Observation of snapshots depicting ongoing motor acts increases corticospinal motor
excitability. Such motor facilitation indexes the anticipatory simulation of observed (implied) …

Action simulation plays a critical role in deceptive action recognition

E Tidoni, S Borgomaneri, G Di Pellegrino… - Journal of …, 2013 - Soc Neuroscience
The ability to infer deceptive intents from nonverbal behavior is critical for social interactions.
By combining single-pulse and repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) in healthy …