Matthew William Scott

Postdoctoral research fellow

A neural signature for combined action observation and motor imagery? An fNIRS study into prefrontal activation, automatic imitation, and self–other perceptions


Journal article


J. Emerson, M. Scott, P. van Schaik, Natalie Butcher, R. P. Kenny, D. Eaves
Brain and Behavior, 2021

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Emerson, J., Scott, M., van Schaik, P., Butcher, N., Kenny, R. P., & Eaves, D. (2021). A neural signature for combined action observation and motor imagery? An fNIRS study into prefrontal activation, automatic imitation, and self–other perceptions. Brain and Behavior.


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Emerson, J., M. Scott, P. van Schaik, Natalie Butcher, R. P. Kenny, and D. Eaves. “A Neural Signature for Combined Action Observation and Motor Imagery? An FNIRS Study into Prefrontal Activation, Automatic Imitation, and Self–Other Perceptions.” Brain and Behavior (2021).


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Emerson, J., et al. “A Neural Signature for Combined Action Observation and Motor Imagery? An FNIRS Study into Prefrontal Activation, Automatic Imitation, and Self–Other Perceptions.” Brain and Behavior, 2021.


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@article{j2021a,
  title = {A neural signature for combined action observation and motor imagery? An fNIRS study into prefrontal activation, automatic imitation, and self–other perceptions},
  year = {2021},
  journal = {Brain and Behavior},
  author = {Emerson, J. and Scott, M. and van Schaik, P. and Butcher, Natalie and Kenny, R. P. and Eaves, D.}
}

Abstract

Research indicates that both observed and imagined actions can be represented in the brain as two parallel sensorimotor representations. One proposal is that higher order cognitive processes would align these two hypothetical action simulations.