Testing EEG functional connectivity between sensorimotor and face processing visual regions in individuals with congenital facial palsy.

ABSTRACT: Moebius syndrome (MBS) is characterized by the congenital absence or underdevelopment of cranial nerves VII and VI, leading to facial palsy and impaired lateral eye movements. As a result, MBS individuals cannot produce facial expressions and did not develop motor programs for facial expressions. In the latest model of sensorimotor simulation, an iterative communication between somatosensory, motor/premotor cortices, and visual regions has been proposed, which should allow more efficient discriminations among subtle facial expressions. Accordingly, individuals with congenital facial motor disability, specifically with MBS, should exhibit atypical communication within this network. Here, we aimed to test this facet of the sensorimotor simulation models. We estimated the functional connectiv

SUBMITTER: Quettier T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10196055 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature