Representation of Bodily Self in the Multimodal Parieto-Premotor Network

Murata, Akira; Ishida, Hiroaki

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“…Observation of the agent’s own acting effector has been proposed as a fundamental step in the biological process leading to the neuronal activation associated to the observation of actions performed by others (Heyes, 2010; Keysers & Perrett, 2004; Murata & Ishida, 2007; Rizzolatti & Fadiga, 1998). In particular, the parietofrontal mirror system (Cattaneo & Rizzolatti, 2009) may develop from the observation of one’s own hand action, seen from different perspectives.…”

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Activity in ventral premotor cortex is modulated by vision of own hand in action

Fadiga

Caselli

Craighero

et al. 2013

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Parietal and premotor cortices of the macaque monkey contain distinct populations of neurons which, in addition to their motor discharge, are also activated by visual stimulation. Among these visuomotor neurons, a population of grasping neurons located in the anterior intraparietal area (AIP) shows discharge modulation when the own hand is visible during object grasping. Given the dense connections between AIP and inferior frontal regions, we aimed at investigating whether two hand-related frontal areas, ventral premotor area F5 and primary motor cortex (area F1), contain neurons with similar properties. Two macaques were involved in a grasping task executed in various light/dark conditions in which the to-be-grasped object was kept visible by a dim retro-illumination. Approximately 62% of F5 and 55% of F1 motor neurons showed light/dark modulations. To better isolate the effect of hand-related visual input, we introduced two further conditions characterized by kinematic features similar to the dark condition. The scene was briefly illuminated (i) during hand preshaping (pre-touch flash, PT-flash) and (ii) at hand-object contact (touch flash, T-flash). Approximately 48% of F5 and 44% of F1 motor neurons showed a flash-related modulation. Considering flash-modulated neurons in the two flash conditions, ∼40% from F5 and ∼52% from F1 showed stronger activity in PT- than T-flash (PT-flash-dominant), whereas ∼60% from F5 and ∼48% from F1 showed stronger activity in T- than PT-flash (T-flash-dominant). Furthermore, F5, but not F1, flash-dominant neurons were characterized by a higher peak and mean discharge in the preferred flash condition as compared to light and dark conditions. Still considering F5, the distribution of the time of peak discharge was similar in light and preferred flash conditions. This study shows that the frontal cortex contains neurons, previously classified as motor neurons, which are sensitive to the observation of meaningful phases of the own grasping action. We conclude by discussing the possible functional role of these populations.

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Activity in ventral premotor cortex is modulated by vision of own hand in action

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Caselli

Craighero

et al. 2013

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“…The idea is congruent with our results that mirror neurons are found in AIP where hand-type neurons are found. Oneʼs own body representation may provide a basic reference frame for mapping of anotherʼs body and/or action , and neuronal substrates that monitor oneʼs own action are shared with recognizing and understanding the actions of others (Murata & Ishida, 2007;Rizzolatti et al, 1997).…”

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Functional Properties of Parietal Hand Manipulation–related Neurons and Mirror Neurons Responding to Vision of Own Hand Action

Maeda

Ishida

Nakajima

et al. 2015

Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience

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Parietofrontal pathways play an important role in visually guided motor control. In this pathway, hand manipulation-related neurons in the inferior parietal lobule represent 3-D properties of an object and motor patterns to grasp it. Furthermore, mirror neurons show visual responses that are concerned with the actions of others and motor-related activity during execution of the same grasping action. Because both of these categories of neurons integrate visual and motor signals, these neurons may play a role in motor control based on visual feedback signals. The aim of this study was to investigate whether these neurons in inferior parietal lobule including the anterior intraparietal area and PFG of macaques represent visual images of the monkey's own hand during a self-generated grasping action. We recorded 235 neurons related to hand manipulation tasks. Of these, 54 responded to video clips of the monkey's own hand action, the same as visual feedback during that action or clips of the experimenter's hand action in a lateral view. Of these 54 neurons, 25 responded to video clips of the monkey's own hand, even without an image of the target object. We designated these 25 neurons as "hand-type." Thirty-three of 54 neurons that were defined as mirror neurons showed visual responses to the experimenter's action and motor responses. Thirteen of these mirror neurons were classified as hand-type. These results suggest that activity of hand manipulation-related and mirror neurons in anterior intraparietal/PFG plays a fundamental role in monitoring one's own body state based on visual feedback.

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“…Note that Fujii, Hihara, and Iriki (2008) observed activity during grasping execution and during grasping observation in the medial bank of the IPS, not in AIP. Furthermore, preliminary data reported in Murata and Ishida (2007) showed that PFG (and possibly AIP) neurons respond to videos of the experimenters actions.…”

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Grasping Execution and Grasping Observation Activity of Single Neurons in the Macaque Anterior Intraparietal Area

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Theys²,

Romero³

et al. 2014

Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience

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Representation of Bodily Self in the Multimodal Parieto-Premotor Network

Cited by 21 publications

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Activity in ventral premotor cortex is modulated by vision of own hand in action

Activity in ventral premotor cortex is modulated by vision of own hand in action

Functional Properties of Parietal Hand Manipulation–related Neurons and Mirror Neurons Responding to Vision of Own Hand Action

Grasping Execution and Grasping Observation Activity of Single Neurons in the Macaque Anterior Intraparietal Area

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