Dynamic spatial representation of self and others' actions in the macaque frontal cortex.

ABSTRACT: Modulation of neuronal firing rates by the spatial locations of physical objects is a widespread phenomenon in the brain. However, little is known about how neuronal responses to the actions of biological entities are spatially tuned and whether such spatially tuned responses are affected by social contexts. These issues are of key importance for understanding the neural basis of embodied social cognition, such as imitation and perspective-taking. Here, we show that spatial representation of actions can be dynamically changed depending on others' social relevance and agents of action. Monkeys performed a turn-taking choice task with a real monkey partner sitting face-to-face or a filmed partner in prerecorded videos. Three rectangular buttons (left, center, and right) were positioned in fr

SUBMITTER: Ninomiya T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11295024 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature