Study of the mirror neuron network through functional connectivity

Thien Nguyen; Helga O. Miguel; Amir H. Gandjbakhche

doi:10.1117/12.2582788

5 March 2021 Study of the mirror neuron network through functional connectivity

Thien Nguyen, Helga O. Miguel, Amir H. Gandjbakhche

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Proceedings Volume 11629, Optical Techniques in Neurosurgery, Neurophotonics, and Optogenetics; 116291H (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2582788
Event: SPIE BiOS, 2021, Online Only

Abstract

This study suggests a new approach to examine mirror neuron network (MNN) using Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS). Instead of looking at the averaged cerebral hemodynamic change during the action-observation and action-execution, we correlated the connectivity during the tasks across all subjects. We found 8 within region connections and 7 between regions connections in the precentral, postcentral, angular, and parietal lobes, which can be part of the MNN. These connections satisfy conditions of having a strong connectivity in both action-observation and action-execution task and a significant correlation between the connectivity during both tasks. This study results are consistent with previous studies.

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Thien Nguyen, Helga O. Miguel, and Amir H. Gandjbakhche "Study of the mirror neuron network through functional connectivity", Proc. SPIE 11629, Optical Techniques in Neurosurgery, Neurophotonics, and Optogenetics, 116291H (5 March 2021); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2582788

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Brain

Mirrors

Neurons

Near infrared spectroscopy

Cognition

Hemodynamics

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