Cited by 539Free Will and AgencyNeural and Behavioral Psychology StudiesMotor Control and Adaptation

Attention to Intention

Lau, Hakwan C., Rogers, Robert D., Haggard, Patrick, Passingham, Richard E.·2004·Science

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Intention is central to the concept of voluntary action. Using functional magnetic resonance imaging, we compared conditions in which participants made self-paced actions and attended either to their intention to move or to the actual movement. When they attended to their intention rather than their movement, there was an enhancement of activity in the pre-supplementary motor area (pre-SMA). We also found activations in the right dorsal prefrontal cortexand left intraparietal cortex. Prefrontal activity, but not parietal activity, was more strongly coupled with activity in the pre-SMA. We conclude that activity in the pre-SMA reflects the representation of intention.

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Authors
Lau, H. C., Rogers, R. D., Haggard, P., & Passingham, R. E.
Affiliations
University of Oxford (GB)
Corresponding author
Lau, Hakwan C.
Venue
Science
Published
2004-02-20
Volume
303
Issue
5661
Pages
1208-1210
ISSN
  • 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
  • 1095-9203
OpenAlex
W2126955565
Cited by
539
References
28
Citations by year
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FWCI
12.32
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Science (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • UCL Discovery (University College London) (submittedVersion)
  • The HKU Scholars Hub (University of Hong Kong) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Free Will and Agency
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Motor Control and Adaptation
Keywords
intention, voluntary action, pre-supplementary motor area, self-paced movement, attention, dorsal prefrontal cortex, intraparietal cortex
MeSH terms
Attention, Brain, Brain Mapping, Gyrus Cinguli, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Motor Activity, Motor Cortex, Parietal Lobe, Regional Blood Flow, Time Factors, Prefrontal Cortex, Intention

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