Buccino, G. and Vogt, S. and Ritzl, A. and Fink, G. R. and Zilles, Karl and Freund, Hans-Joachim and Rizzolatti, Giacomo (2004) Neural circuits underlying imitation learning of hand actions: an event-related fMRI study. Neuron, 42 (2). pp. 323-334. ISSN 0896-6273Full text not available from this repository.
The neural bases of imitation learning are virtually unknown. In the present study, we addressed this issue using an event-related fMRI paradigm. Musically naive participants were scanned during four events: (1) observation of guitar chords played by a guitarist, (2) a pause following model observation, (3) execution of the observed chords, and (4) rest. The results showed that the basic circuit underlying imitation learning consists of the inferior parietal lobule and the posterior part of the inferior frontal gyrus plus the adjacent premotor cortex (mirror neuron circuit). This circuit, known to be involved in action understanding, starts to be active during the observation of the guitar chords. During pause, the middle frontal gyrus (area 46) plus structures involved in motor preparation (dorsal premotor cortex, superior parietal lobule, rostral mesial areas) also become active. Given the functional properties of area 46, a model of imitation learning is proposed based on interactions between this area and the mirror neuron system.
|Journal or Publication Title:||Neuron|
|Additional Information:||Vogt leading psychologist on international collaboration. He co-designed experiment, analysed group data, co-wrote manuscript. Vogt was supported by a grant from the British Academy (SG-34197) and presented the results at the Human Brain Mapping conference (2004). RAE_import_type : Journal article RAE_uoa_type : Psychology|
|Subjects:||B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology|
|Departments:||Faculty of Science and Technology > Psychology|
|Deposited On:||07 Mar 2008 14:47|
|Last Modified:||07 Jan 2015 15:50|
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