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ArticleScientific reports2017

Frequency-dependent oscillatory neural profiles during imitation.

Hisato Sugata, Masayuki Hirata, Yuichi Tamura, Hisao Onishi, Tetsu Goto, Toshihiko Araki, Shiro Yorifuji

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Hisato SugataDepartment of Neurosurgery, Osaka University Medical School, 2-2 E6 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan.
Masayuki HirataDepartment of Neurosurgery, Osaka University Medical School, 2-2 E6 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan.
Yuichi TamuraDivision of Functional Diagnostic Science, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-7 Yamadaka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan.
Hisao OnishiDepartment of Occupational Therapy, Osaka Prefecture University, 3-7-30 Habikino, Habikino, Osaka, 583-8555, Japan.
Tetsu GotoDepartment of Neurosurgery, Osaka University Medical School, 2-2 E6 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan.
Toshihiko ArakiDivision of Functional Diagnostic Science, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-7 Yamadaka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan.
Shiro YorifujiDivision of Functional Diagnostic Science, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-7 Yamadaka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan.

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Abstract

Imitation is a complex process that includes higher-order cognitive and motor function. This process requires an observation-execution matching system that transforms an observed action into an identical movement. Although the low-gamma band is thought to reflect higher cognitive processes, no studies have focused on it. Here, we used magnetoencephalography (MEG) to examine the neural oscillatory changes including the low-gamma band during imitation. Twelve healthy, right-handed participants performed a finger task consisting of four conditions (imitation, execution, observation, and rest). During the imitation and execution conditions, significant event-related desynchronizations (ERDs) were observed at the left frontal, central, and parietal MEG sensors in the alpha, beta, and low-gamma bands. Functional connectivity analysis at the sensor level revealed an imitation-related connectivity between a group of frontal sensors and a group of parietal sensors in the low-gamma band. Furthermore, source reconstruction with synthetic aperture magnetometry showed significant ERDs in the low-gamma band in the left sensorimotor area and the middle frontal gyrus (MFG) during the imitation condition when compared with the other three conditions. Our results suggest that the oscillatory neural activities of the low-gamma band at the sensorimotor area and MFG play an important role in the observation-execution matching system related to imitation.

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Brain WavesImitative BehaviorAdultAlpha RhythmBeta RhythmBrain MappingCerebral CortexFemaleGamma RhythmHumansMagnetoencephalographyMaleMiddle AgedMotor ActivityNeural PathwaysNeurons

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