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Sadjad Sadeghi, Stephanie N. L. Schmidt, Daniela Mier, Joachim Hass
Summary: This study used dynamic causal modeling (DCM) to determine the effective connectivity of the human mirror neuron system (MNS) during different social cognition tasks. The results showed that there were effective connections from the superior temporal sulcus (STS) to the inferior parietal lobule (IPL) and Brodmann area 44 (BA44) in all social cognition processes. Additional mutual connections were found in the imitation task.
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Naz Doganci, Giannina Rita Iannotti, Selim Yahia Coll, Radek Ptak
Summary: Functional neuroimaging shows that dorsal frontoparietal regions exhibit conjoint activity during various motor and cognitive tasks. This study investigates whether these regions serve several independent functions or are part of a core motor process that is reused for higher-order functions. The results support the hypothesis that mental rotation capacity relies on an older motor process rooted in these areas.
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Derek Hodgson
Summary: The commentary discusses possible interpretations of the engraved bone of Nesher Ramla, proposing a more compelling explanation based on proto-aesthetic interest, Neurovisual Resonance Theory, embodied cognition, and recent neuroscientific research on perception.
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Ingrid J. Haas, Melissa N. Baker, Frank J. Gonzalez
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Abhiram Iyer, Karan Grewal, Akash Velu, Lucas Oliveira Souza, Jeremy Forest, Subutai Ahmad
Summary: This article investigates the application of biologically-inspired architectures in addressing challenges in AI dynamic environments, proposes a novel artificial neural network architecture, and validates the performance of this architecture through two benchmark tests.
FRONTIERS IN NEUROROBOTICS
(2022)
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Christophe Gauld, Kristopher Nielsen, Manon Job, Hugo Bottemanne, Guillaume Dumas
Summary: Reliance on sole reductionism is difficult to support in clinical psychiatry, as there are multiple legitimate ways of understanding human functionality and disorder. Pluralistic frameworks and the enactive approach have been proposed to address this challenge. The study of the relationships between these frameworks can contribute to quality clinical practice.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY
(2022)
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Chun -Ting Hsu, Wataru Sato, Takanori Kochiyama, Ryusuke Nakai, Kohei Asano, Nobuhito Abe, Sakiko Yoshikawa
Summary: Research shows that real-time face-to-face facial expressions play a positive role in emotional contagion and facial muscular responses in daily interactions, while also altering the activity and connectivity of brain regions involved in processing dynamic facial expressions.
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Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Cecilia Heyes, Caroline Catmur
Summary: Research on mirror neurons has advanced significantly in the past decade, with studies showing their role in low-level processing of observed actions but not in high-level action interpretation. While the specific causal role of mirror neurons in speech perception remains unclear, there is evidence of motor system involvement in speech discrimination. Additionally, studies have confirmed the importance of visual-motor associative learning in the acquisition of mirror neurons.
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(2022)
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Neurosciences
Ching-Ju Yang, Hsin-Yen Yu, Tzu-Yi Hong, Chung-Heng Shih, Tzu-Chen Yeh, Li-Fen Chen, Jen-Chuen Hsieh
Summary: This study found that dancers exhibited higher intra-regional functional connectivity in brain regions such as the frontal cortex, motor cortex, insula, cerebellum, and basal ganglia. They also showed greater intrinsic inter-regional functional connectivity between the cerebellum and the core/limbic mirror areas within the extended mirror neuron system (eMNS). Furthermore, there was a negative correlation between dance training intensity and intrinsic functional connectivity within the eMNS, as well as a negative correlation between functional connections from the basal ganglia to the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex and originality in dancers.
FRONTIERS IN HUMAN NEUROSCIENCE
(2023)
Review
Neurosciences
Asa Young, Tam Hunt, Marissa Ericson
Summary: Electromagnetic field oscillations generated by the brain are viewed as the cause of consciousness. Recent research suggests that the body's internal rhythms play a role in organizing these oscillations. Shared oscillations between the brain and other parts of the body have been observed, supporting the principle of the Slowest Shared Resonance in General Resonance Theory. It is predicted that the shared resonance decreases with the distance between the brain and the resonating structures in the body.
FRONTIERS IN HUMAN NEUROSCIENCE
(2022)
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Waltraud Stadler, Veit S. Kraft, Roee Be'er, Joachim Hermsdoerfer, Masami Ishihara
Summary: This study used the event segmentation task to examine how experts and novices subjectively segmented Taekwondo form sequences, revealing that experts tended to integrate longer episodes and showed higher agreement in placing segmentation marks. These findings highlight the importance of shared expert knowledge and the influence of sensorimotor skills on action representations.
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(2021)
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Joseph D. Monaco, Grace M. Hwang
Summary: Despite having more parameters than neurons in the human brain, artificial intelligence has not achieved the defining features of biological intelligence. This article argues for a shift away from cognitivist brain-as-computer theories in favor of recognizing that brains exist within large living systems. By integrating the dynamical systems view of cognition with perceptual control theory, the authors attempt to bridge the theoretical gap in understanding nonreductive neural mechanisms. They propose that cell assemblies, conceived as reentrant dynamical flows, can establish a neurodynamical base layer for computation. The synthesis of embodied cognition aims to overcome the neurosymbolic stalemates in artificial intelligence, cognitive science, and computational neuroscience.
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(2022)
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Neurosciences
Yorai Ron, Amnon Dafni-Merom, Noam Saadon-Grosman, Moshe Roseman, Uri Elias, Shahar Arzy
Summary: This study investigated the categorization of narrative roles portrayed by cinematic characters in the neurocognitive system. The results showed that specific brain regions can discriminate between different roles, while attributes unrelated to the roles, such as age, cannot be differentiated. This suggests the importance of roles in person cognition and their intimate relationship with self-referential activity.
JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE
(2022)
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Neurosciences
Michael Jacob, Judith Ford, Terrence Deacon
Summary: The brain is a living organ with distinct metabolic constraints. Recent evidence suggests that background activity may play an independent role in assigning significance to changes in neural firing and metabolic energy. Combining EEG with fMRI can provide a new framework for investigating the relationship between ongoing neural activity and metabolism.
FRONTIERS IN HUMAN NEUROSCIENCE
(2023)
Review
Psychiatry
Melinda A. Mende, Hendrikje Schmidt
Summary: Mental health problems are one of the main sources of costs in and beyond the healthcare system, with psychotherapy being the preferred tool for their treatment. The quality of the relationship between therapist and patient is a key factor for therapy success. Research on factors influencing therapy success, including interpersonal synchronization, is ongoing and may provide insights into improving therapeutic interventions and reducing healthcare costs.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY
(2021)