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Parietal Lobe: From Action Organization to Intention Understanding

Fogassi, Leonardo, Ferrari, Pier Francesco, Gesierich, Benno, Rozzi, Stefano, Chersi, Fabian, Rizzolatti, Giacomo·2005·Science

DOI 10.1126/science.1106138

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Inferior parietal lobule (IPL) neurons were studied when monkeys performed motor acts embedded in different actions and when they observed similar acts done by an experimenter. Most motor IPL neurons coding a specific act (e.g., grasping) showed markedly different activations when this act was part of different actions (e.g., for eating or for placing). Many motor IPL neurons also discharged during the observation of acts done by others. Most responded differentially when the same observed act was embedded in a specific action. These neurons fired during the observation of an act, before the beginning of the subsequent acts specifying the action. Thus, these neurons not only code the observed motor act but also allow the observer to understand the agent's intentions.

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Authors: Fogassi, L., Ferrari, P. F., Gesierich, B., Rozzi, S., Chersi, F., & Rizzolatti, G.
Affiliations: University of Parma (IT)
Corresponding author: Fogassi, Leonardo
ORCID: Fogassi, Leonardo
Ferrari, Pier Francesco
Gesierich, Benno
Rozzi, Stefano
Chersi, Fabian
Venue: Science
Publisher: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Published: 2005-04-29
Volume: 308
Issue: 5722
Pages: 662-667
ISSN: 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
1095-9203
DOI: 10.1126/science.1106138
OpenAlex: W2084336412
Cited by: 1,990
References: 25
Citations by year: 2026: 16 · 2025: 39 · 2024: 48 · 2023: 63 · 2022: 68 · 2021: 68 · 2020: 69 · 2019: 55 · 2018: 102 · 2017: 98 · 2016: 104 · 2015: 107 · 2014: 115 · 2013: 136 · 2012: 144
FWCI: 142.09
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: Science (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Action Observation and Synchronization
Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Motor Control and Adaptation
Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics › Primate Behavior and Ecology
Keywords: inferior parietal lobule, action observation, motor neurons, intention understanding, action organization, grasping, neural coding, social cognition
MeSH terms: Animals, Haplorhini, Electrophysiology, Food, Goals, Microelectrodes, Motor Activity, Motor Cortex, Neurons, Parietal Lobe, Psychomotor Performance, Visual Perception, Comprehension, Intention

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