Brief Communication abstract
Nature Neuroscience 10, 817 - 818 (2007)
Published online: 27 May 2007 | doi:10.1038/nn1911
The mirror neuron system is more active during complementary compared with imitative action
Roger D Newman-Norlund1,2, Hein T van Schie1, Alexander M J van Zuijlen1 & Harold Bekkering1,2
We assessed the role of the human mirror neuron system (MNS) in complementary actions using functional magnetic resonance imaging while participants prepared to execute imitative or complementary actions. The BOLD signal in the right inferior frontal gyrus and bilateral inferior parietal lobes was greater during preparation of complementary than during imitative actions, suggesting that the MNS may be essential in dynamically coupling action observation to action execution.
- Nijmegen Institute for Cognition and Information, Radboud University Nijmegen, P.O. Box 9104, 6500 HE Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
- FC Donders Centre for Cognitive Neuroimaging, Radboud University Nijmegen, P.O. Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Correspondence to: Roger D Newman-Norlund1,2 e-mail: rogern@nici.ru.nl
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