Numerous cortical regions respond to aspects of the human form and its actions. What is the contribution of the extrastriate body area (EBA) to this network? In particular, is the EBA involved in constructing a dynamic representation of observed actions? We scanned 16 participants with fMRI while they viewed two kinds of stimulus sequences. In the coherent condition, static frames from a movie of a single, intransitive whole-body action were presented in the correct order. In the incoherent condition, a series of frames from multiple actions (involving one actor) were presented. ROI analyses showed that the EBA, unlike area MT + and the posterior superior temporal sulcus, responded more to the incoherent than to the coherent conditions. Whole brain analyses revealed increased activation to the coherent sequences in parietal and frontal regions that have been implicated in the observation and control of movement. We suggest that the EBA response adapts when succeeding images depict relatively similar postures (coherent condition) compared to relatively different postures (incoherent condition). We propose that the EBA plays a unique role in the perception of action, by representing the static structure, rather than dynamic aspects, of the human form.
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Titolo: | The role of the extrastriate body area in action perception. |
Autori: | P. E., Downing; Peelen, Marius Vincent; A. J., Wiggett; B. D., Tew |
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Titolo del periodico: | SOCIAL NEUROSCIENCE |
Anno di pubblicazione: | 2006 |
Codice identificativo Pubmed: | 18633775 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17470910600668854 |
Handle: | http://hdl.handle.net/11572/91125 |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 03.1 Articolo su rivista (Journal article) |