ReviewRoyal Society open science2017
The interpretation of mu suppression as an index of mirror neuron activity: past, present and future.
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64 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Overlaps and distinctions between attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder and autism spectrum disorder in young adulthood: Systematic review and guiding framework for EEG-imaging research.Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews · 2019Pooled it
- Meta-analysis of ERP investigations of pain empathy underlines methodological issues in ERP research.Social cognitive and affective neuroscience · 2018Pooled it
- The Activation of the Mirror Neuron System during Action Observation and Action Execution with Mirror Visual Feedback in Stroke: A Systematic Review.Neural plasticity · 2018Pooled it
- Methylphenidate decreases the EEG mu power in the right primary motor cortex in healthy adults during motor imagery and execution.Brain structure & function · 2021Trial
- Neural Correlates for Anticipating and Observing Goal-Directed Actions in Autism.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research · 2026Article
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- Active avoidance of potential threat is reflected in oscillatory brain activity.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Differential modulation of low- and high-frequency mu oscillations during the observation of manual, facial, and non-biological movements.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Empathic Traits Modulate Oscillatory Dynamics Revealed by Time-Frequency Analysis During Body Language Reading.Brain sciences · 2025Article
- Neural responses to emotional displays by politicians: differential mu and alpha suppression patterns in response to in-party and out-party leaders.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Emergent Aspects of the Integration of Sensory and Motor Functions.Brain sciences · 2025Review
- Visual congruency of performers' movements enhances vocal music reward through Mu entrainment.Social cognitive and affective neuroscience · 2025Article
- Aperiodic activity masks sensorimotor mu suppression during human action observation.Social cognitive and affective neuroscience · 2025Article
- Virtual embodiment training is associated with relative alpha power modulation.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2025Article
- Neuronal oscillations and functional connectivity of paced nostril breathing: A high-density EEG study.PloS one · 2025Article
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- Neural empathy mechanisms are shared for physical and social pain, and increase from adolescence to older adulthood.Social cognitive and affective neuroscience · 2024Article
- Feedback matters: EEG correlates of empathy involved in the naturalistic communication of emotions.Heliyon · 2024Article
- Exploring EEG Responses during Observation of Actions Performed by Human Actor and Humanoid Robot.Proceedings of the ... IEEE/RAS-EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics. IEEE/RAS-EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics · 2024Article
- Neural basis of lower-limb visual feedback therapy: an EEG study in healthy subjects.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2024Article
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Abstract
Mu suppression studies have been widely used to infer the activity of the human mirror neuron system (MNS) in a number of processes, ranging from action understanding, language, empathy and the development of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). Although mu suppression is enjoying a resurgence of interest, it has a long history. This review aimed to revisit mu's past, and examine its recent use to investigate MNS involvement in language, social processes and ASDs. Mu suppression studies have largely failed to produce robust evidence for the role of the MNS in these domains. Several key potential shortcomings with the use and interpretation of mu suppression, documented in the older literature and highlighted by more recent reports, are explored here.
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