Neural circuits for action perception: An integrative approach

Boston Children'S Hospital, Boston MA

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Abstract

Project summary Social interactions – a ubiquitous and essential aspect of our everyday life – rely on the correct perception of the actions of others. Experimental evidence suggests that the ability to interpret others’ actions is subserved by a network of areas of which motor cortex represents an important hub. The precise role of this motor hub in action perception is still largely unknown. In this proposal, we will assess the mechanisms underlying action perception through invasive recordings of intracranial field potential signals in humans and computational analyses methods. This approach will allow us to study the role of motor processes in action perception with high spatiotemporal accuracy.