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Evidence for a distributed hierarchy of action representation in the brain

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Grafton, Scott T., de C. Hamilton, Antonia F.·2007·Human Movement Science
DOI 10.1016/j.humov.2007.05.009PMC PMC2042582
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Complex human behavior is organized around temporally distal outcomes. Behavioral studies based on tasks such as normal prehension, multi-step object use and imitation establish the existence of relative hierarchies of motor control. The retrieval errors in apraxia also support the notion of a hierarchical model for representing action in the brain. In this review, three functional brain imaging studies of action observation using the method of repetition suppression are used to identify a putative neural architecture that supports action understanding at the level of kinematics, object centered goals and ultimately, motor outcomes. These results, based on observation, may match a similar functional-anatomic hierarchy for action planning and execution. If this is true, then the findings support a functional-anatomic model that is distributed across a set of interconnected brain areas that are differentially recruited for different aspects of goal-oriented behavior, rather than a homogeneous mirror neuron system for organizing and understanding all behavior.

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  • The motor plant is probably one of the most important aspects of the environment for predicting sensory input.

    “Indeed, the motor plant is probably one of the most important aspects of the environment for predicting sensory input (see Grafton and Hamilton 2007).”

    From Action and behavior: a free-energy formulation (2010) · cites this paper as Grafton and Hamilton 2007

    Section 4, “Computational models” (page unavailable), says forward models predict the motor plant’s state and turn motor commands into expected sensory consequences. It does not characterize the motor plant as an aspect of the environment or rank it among the most important factors for predicting sensory input. (LLM, conf=0.83)

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Authors
Grafton, S. T., & de C. Hamilton, A. F.
Affiliations
University of California, Santa Barbara (US)
Corresponding author
Grafton, Scott T.
ORCID
Grafton, Scott T.
Venue
Human Movement Science
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2007-08
Volume
26
Issue
4
Pages
590-616
ISSN
0167-9457 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.humov.2007.05.009
PMC
PMC2042582
OpenAlex
W2127748066
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26.18
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journal article
Language
en
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www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
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  • Human Movement Science (publishedVersion)
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Funders
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NS 33504, NS 44393, P01NS044393, R01NS033504)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Action Observation and Synchronization
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Motor Control and Adaptation
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism
Keywords
action representation, hierarchical motor control, action observation, repetition suppression, mirror neuron system, apraxia, action understanding, motor outcome, action planning, goal-directed behavior
MeSH terms
Apraxias, Attention, Biomechanical Phenomena, Brain, Brain Mapping, Frontal Lobe, Humans, Image Processing, Computer-Assisted, Functional Laterality, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Motivation, Neurons, Orientation, Parietal Lobe, Problem Solving, Psychomotor Performance, Mental Recall, Serial Learning, Imaging, Three-Dimensional

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