Two distinct networks containing position-tolerant representations of actions in the human brain.

ABSTRACT: Humans can recognize others' actions in the social environment. This action recognition ability is rarely hindered by the movement of people in the environment. The neural basis of this position tolerance for observed actions is not fully understood. Here, we aimed to identify brain regions capable of generalizing representations of actions across different positions and investigate the representational content of these regions. In a functional magnetic resonance imaging experiment, participants viewed point-light displays of different human actions. Stimuli were presented in either the upper or the lower visual field. Multivariate pattern analysis and a surface-based searchlight approach were employed to identify brain regions that contain position-tolerant action representation: Classifi

SUBMITTER: Yargholi E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10310977 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature