Neural correlates of manual action language: Comparative review, ALE meta-analysis and ROI meta-analysis

NEUROSCIENCE AND BIOBEHAVIORAL REVIEWS

卷:116

Review

Courson, Melody^1,2  Tremblay, Pascale¹ 

[1] Univ Laval, Dept Readaptat, CERVO Brain Res Ctr, 2601 Chemin Canardiere, Quebec City, PQ G1J 2G3, Canada

[2] Univ Montreal, Dept Neurosci, Ctr Rech, Inst Univ Geriatrie Montreal, 4545 Chemin Queen Mary, Montreal, PQ H3W 1W4, Canada

关键词: Action language;    Action observation;    Motor imagery;    Motor execution;    Action;    Movement;    Embodiment;    ALE meta-analysis;    ROI meta-analysis;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.neubiorev.2020.06.025

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

Despite decades of research, the nature of the involvement of the motor system in action language processing is still controversial, and little is known about how processing action language relates to observing, imaging and executing motor actions. This study combines a systematic review of the literature, an ALE meta-analysis and a region-of-interest (ROI) meta-analysis to provide the first complete (qualitative and quantitative) account of the motor-related functional network involved in action language processing in comparison to activation reported during motor observation, motor imagery and motor execution. The review of the literature revealed that the methodology of action language studies differed considerably from the methodology of other motor-related processes which may have contributed to blurring the interpretations over the years. The ALE and ROI meta-analyses showed that the functional network of action language was more similar to observation than imagery and finally execution, following a motor gradation. Overall, our results point towards a more cognitive, as opposed to purely motoric, involvement of the motor system during action language processing.

【 授权许可】

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