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| Title |
The role of the superior temporal sulcus and the mirror neuron system in imitation
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| Published in |
Human Brain Mapping, August 2010
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| DOI | 10.1002/hbm.20938 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Pascal Molenberghs, Christopher Brander, Jason B. Mattingley, Ross Cunnington |
| Abstract |
It has been suggested that in humans the mirror neuron system provides a neural substrate for imitation behaviour, but the relative contributions of different brain regions to the imitation of manual actions is still a matter of debate. To investigate the role of the mirror neuron system in imitation we used fMRI to examine patterns of neural activity under four different conditions: passive observation of a pantomimed action (e.g., hammering a nail); (2) imitation of an observed action; (3) execution of an action in response to a word cue; and (4) self-selected execution of an action. A network of cortical areas, including the left supramarginal gyrus, left superior parietal lobule, left dorsal premotor area and bilateral superior temporal sulcus (STS), was significantly active across all four conditions. Crucially, within this network the STS bilaterally was the only region in which activity was significantly greater for action imitation than for the passive observation and execution conditions. We suggest that the role of the STS in imitation is not merely to passively register observed biological motion, but rather to actively represent visuomotor correspondences between one's own actions and the actions of others. |
X Demographics
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 203 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 2% |
| France | 3 | 1% |
| Germany | 2 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | <1% |
| China | 2 | <1% |
| Israel | 1 | <1% |
| Czechia | 1 | <1% |
| Australia | 1 | <1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 3 | 1% |
| Unknown | 183 | 90% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 56 | 28% |
| Researcher | 41 | 20% |
| Student > Master | 26 | 13% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 13 | 6% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 12 | 6% |
| Other | 36 | 18% |
| Unknown | 19 | 9% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 88 | 43% |
| Neuroscience | 34 | 17% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 16 | 8% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 14 | 7% |
| Computer Science | 5 | 2% |
| Other | 20 | 10% |
| Unknown | 26 | 13% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 16. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 14 May 2022.
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#555
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#8,055
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#5
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