A fundamental issue in cognitive neuroscience is how the brain encodes others' actions and
intentions. In recent years, a potential advance in our knowledge on this issue is the …

REM sleep (REM) seems more likely to prepare for ensuing wakefulness rather than
provides recovery from prior wakefulness, as happens with 'deeper'nonREM. Many of REM's …

Motor system neural networks are activated during movement imagery, observation and
execution, with a neural signature characterized by suppression of the Mu rhythm. In order to …

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental condition exhibiting impairments
in behaviour, social and communication skills. These deficits may arise from aberrant …

The classic mental rotation task (MRT; Shepard & Metzler, 1971) is commonly thought to
measure mental rotation, a cognitive process involving covert simulation of motor rotation …

Autism is a highly varied developmental disorder typically characterized by deficits in
reciprocal social interaction, difficulties with verbal and nonverbal communication, and …

Background There is a significant gap in knowledge about rehabilitation techniques and
strategies that can help children and young people with hyperkinetic movement disorders …

Social mirroring has been proposed to be an automatic process whereby an observer
understands the intentions of others by using his/her motor system to simulate others' …

Female sex steroids (FSS) can affect the motor system, modulating motor cortex excitability
as well as performance in dexterity and coordination tasks. However, it has not yet been …

The study investigates the relationships between the valence of affective states and the
cortical patterns of functional connectivity. The information flow rate and direction were …