Brain simulation of action may be grounded in physical experience
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Brain simulation of action may be grounded in physical experience. / Olsson, C. J.; Nyberg, Lars.
I: Neurocase, Bind 17, Nr. 6, 2011, s. 501-505.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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T1 - Brain simulation of action may be grounded in physical experience
AU - Olsson, C. J.
AU - Nyberg, Lars
N1 - Funding Information: We would like to thank CIF (Swedish National Centre for Research in Sports) for financial support. We would also like to thank the participants for taking part of this study. Address correspondence to C. J. Olsson, Section for Sports Medicine, Surgical and Perioperative Sciences, Umeå University, S-901 87 Umeå, Sweden. (E-mail: cj.olsson@idrott.umu.se).
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - An intriguing quality of our brain is that when actions are imagined, corresponding brain regions are recruited as when the actions are actually performed. It has been hypothesized that the similarity between real and simulated actions depends on the nature of motor representations. Here we tested this hypothesis by examining S.D., who never used her legs but is an elite wheel chair athlete. Controls recruited motor brain regions during imagery of stair walking and frontal regions during imagery of wheel chair slalom. S.D. showed the opposite pattern. Thus, brain simulation of actions may be grounded in specific physical experiences.
AB - An intriguing quality of our brain is that when actions are imagined, corresponding brain regions are recruited as when the actions are actually performed. It has been hypothesized that the similarity between real and simulated actions depends on the nature of motor representations. Here we tested this hypothesis by examining S.D., who never used her legs but is an elite wheel chair athlete. Controls recruited motor brain regions during imagery of stair walking and frontal regions during imagery of wheel chair slalom. S.D. showed the opposite pattern. Thus, brain simulation of actions may be grounded in specific physical experiences.
KW - Action
KW - Brain
KW - fMRI
KW - Imagery
KW - Training
U2 - 10.1080/13554794.2010.547504
DO - 10.1080/13554794.2010.547504
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 21506042
AN - SCOPUS:84858027991
VL - 17
SP - 501
EP - 505
JO - Neurocase
JF - Neurocase
SN - 1355-4794
IS - 6
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