Observing repetitive finger movements modulates response times of auditorily cued finger movements.
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Observing repetitive finger movements modulates response times of auditorily cued finger movements. / Biermann-Ruben, Katja; Jonas, Melanie; Kessler, Klaus; Siebner, Hartwig Roman; Bäumer, Tobias; Schnitzler, Alfons; Münchau, Alexander.
In: BRAIN COGNITION, Vol. 68, No. 1, 1, 2008, p. 107-113.Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journal › SCORING: Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Observing repetitive finger movements modulates response times of auditorily cued finger movements.
AU - Biermann-Ruben, Katja
AU - Jonas, Melanie
AU - Kessler, Klaus
AU - Siebner, Hartwig Roman
AU - Bäumer, Tobias
AU - Schnitzler, Alfons
AU - Münchau, Alexander
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - Our motor and perceptual representations of actions seem to be intimately linked and the human mirror neuron system (MNS) has been proposed as the mediator. In two experiments, we presented biological or non-biological movement stimuli that were either congruent or incongruent to a required response prompted by a tone. When the tone occurred with the onset of the last movement in a series, i.e., it was perceived during the movement presentation, congruent biological stimuli resulted in faster reaction times than congruent non-biological stimuli. The opposite was observed for incongruent stimuli. When the tone was presented after visual movement stimulation, however, no such interaction was present. This implies that biological movement stimuli only affect motor behaviour during visual processing but not thereafter. These data suggest that the MNS is an "online" system; longstanding repetitive visual stimulation (Experiment 1) has no benefit in comparison to only one or two repetitions (Experiment 2).
AB - Our motor and perceptual representations of actions seem to be intimately linked and the human mirror neuron system (MNS) has been proposed as the mediator. In two experiments, we presented biological or non-biological movement stimuli that were either congruent or incongruent to a required response prompted by a tone. When the tone occurred with the onset of the last movement in a series, i.e., it was perceived during the movement presentation, congruent biological stimuli resulted in faster reaction times than congruent non-biological stimuli. The opposite was observed for incongruent stimuli. When the tone was presented after visual movement stimulation, however, no such interaction was present. This implies that biological movement stimuli only affect motor behaviour during visual processing but not thereafter. These data suggest that the MNS is an "online" system; longstanding repetitive visual stimulation (Experiment 1) has no benefit in comparison to only one or two repetitions (Experiment 2).
M3 - SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz
VL - 68
SP - 107
EP - 113
JO - BRAIN COGNITION
JF - BRAIN COGNITION
SN - 0278-2626
IS - 1
M1 - 1
ER -
