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Different brain structures related to self- and external-agency attribution: a brief review and meta-analysis

Sperduti, Marco, Delaveau, Pauline, Fossati, Philippe, Nadel, Jaqueline·2011·Brain Structure and Function
DOI 10.1007/s00429-010-0298-1
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Several neuroimaging studies have consistently shown activations of areas surrounding the temporo-parietal junction (TPJ) during tasks exploring the sense of agency. Beyond TPJ, activations in different structures, such as the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (dLPFC), the pre-supplementary motor area (pre-SMA), the insula and the precuneus have been reported. Moreover, a possible dissociation between self- and external-agency attribution has been suggested. To test the hypothesis of distinct neural correlates for self- and external-agency attribution a quantitative meta-analysis, based on activation likelihood estimation (ALE) method, across 15 PET and fMRI studies (228 subjects) was conducted. Results show converging activations including the TPJ, pre-SMA, precuneus and dorsomedial prefrontal cortex (dMPFC) in external-agency, while insula activation was related to self-agency. We discuss these findings, highlighting the role of the insula, and calling for the use of alternative paradigms such as intentional binding and interactive imitation to study agency.

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  • Positive self-agency has been associated with the insula, the primary somatosensory cortex, the premotor cortex, the SMA, the calcarine sulcus, and the cerebellum.

    “By contrast, the “positive” self-agency has been associated with the insula, the primary somatosensory cortex, the premotor cortex, the SMA, the calcarine sulcus, the cerebellum (Sperduti et al., 2011; Seghezzi et al., 2019).”

    From The Forward Model: A Unifying Theory for the Role of the Cerebellum in Motor Control and Sense of Agency (2021) · cites this paper as Sperduti et al., 2011

  • Different measures of the sense of agency-explicit judgment of agency, non-agency, and intentional binding-have been associated with different brain regions.

    “As stressed in the previous paragraph, the different measures of the sense of agency (explicit judgment of the agency, “non-agency” and intentional binding) have been associated with different brain regions, that have been recently reviewed in meta-analyzes (Sperduti et al., 2011; Seghezzi et al., 2019; Zito et al., 2020).”

    From The Forward Model: A Unifying Theory for the Role of the Cerebellum in Motor Control and Sense of Agency (2021) · cites this paper as Sperduti et al., 2011

  • The network activated when agency is disrupted consistently involves the temporo-parietal junction or inferior parietal lobule, the dorsomedial prefrontal cortex, the precuneus, the pre-supplementary motor area, the superior and middle temporal gyrus, and the angular gyrus.

    “The network that is activated when the agency is disrupted consistently involves the temporo-parietal junction (TPJ) or inferior parietal lobule (IPL), the dorsomedial prefrontal cortex, the precuneus, the pre-supplementary motor area (preSMA), the superior and middle temporal gyrus, the angular gyrus (Sperduti et al., 2011; Seghezzi et al., 2019; Zito et al., 2020).”

    From The Forward Model: A Unifying Theory for the Role of the Cerebellum in Motor Control and Sense of Agency (2021) · cites this paper as Sperduti et al., 2011

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Authors
Sperduti, M., Delaveau, P., Fossati, P., & Nadel, J.
Affiliations
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
Corresponding author
  • Sperduti, Marco
  • Nadel, Jaqueline
ORCID
Venue
Brain Structure and Function
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2011-01-07
Volume
216
Issue
2
Pages
151-157
ISSN
  • 1863-2653 (ISSN-L)
  • 1863-2661
DOI
10.1007/s00429-010-0298-1
OpenAlex
W2085632971
Cited by
287
References
8
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FWCI
7.04
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
Locations
  • Brain Structure and Function (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Cineca Institutional Research Information System (Tor Vergata University) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Free Will and Agency
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Human-Computer Interaction › Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts
Keywords
sense of agency, temporoparietal junction, pre-supplementary motor area, precuneus, dorsomedial prefrontal cortex, insula, intentional binding
MeSH terms
Cerebral Cortex, Humans, Internal-External Control, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Likelihood Functions, Positron-Emission Tomography

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