Mirror neuron brain regions contribute to identifying actions, but not intentions.

ABSTRACT: Previous studies have struggled to determine the relationship between mirror neuron brain regions and two distinct "action understanding" processes: identifying actions and identifying the intentions underlying those actions. This may be because the identification of intentions from others' actions requires an initial action identification process. Disruptive transcranial magnetic stimulation was administered to left inferior frontal gyrus (lIFG) during a novel cognitive task to determine which of these "action understanding" processes is subserved by mirror neuron brain regions. Participants identified either the actions performed by observed hand actions or the intentions underlying those actions. The extent to which intention identification was disrupted by lIFG (vs. control site) stimu

SUBMITTER: Thompson EL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9582378 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature