Partially overlapping neural networks for real and imagined hand movements.
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Neuroimagery findings have shown similar cerebral networks associated with imagination and execution of a movement. On the other hand, neuropsychological studies of parietal-lesioned patients suggest that these networks may be at least partly distinct. In the present study, normal subjects were asked to either imagine or execute auditory-cued hand movements. Compared with rest, imagination and execution showed overlapping networks, including bilateral premotor and parietal areas, basal ganglia and cerebellum. However, direct comparison between the two experimental conditions showed that specific cortico-subcortical areas were more engaged in mental simulation, including bilateral premotor, prefrontal, supplementary motor and left posterior parietal areas, and the caudate nuclei. These results suggest that a specific neuronal substrate is involved in the processing of hand motor representations.
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Together, these circuitries may constitute an important circuit for anticipating the sensory consequences of movement, and hence for rendering impulsive action purposive.
“Thus, together, these circuitries may constitute an important circuit for anticipating the sensory consequences of the movement (Gerardin et al., 2000), and hence for rendering impulsive action purposive.”
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- Authors
- Gerardin, E.
- Venue
- Cerebral Cortex
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 2000-11-01
- Volume
- 10
- Issue
- 11
- Pages
- 1093-1104
- ISSN
- 1047-3211 (ISSN-L)
- 1460-2199
- OpenAlex
- W2116453050
- Cited by
- 930
- References
- 4
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- FWCI
- 10.02
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Cerebral Cortex (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- HAL (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Motor Control and Adaptation
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Action Observation and Synchronization
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Free Will and Agency
- Keywords
- motor imagery, motor execution, imagined hand movement, premotor cortex, parietal cortex, supplementary motor area, prefrontal cortex, basal ganglia, cerebellum, caudate nucleus, cortico-subcortical networks, auditory cueing
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Brain Mapping, Female, Hand, Humans, Imagination, Male, Motor Cortex, Movement, Nerve Net, Parietal Lobe, Rest, Linear Models, Prefrontal Cortex
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