ReviewFrontiers in human neuroscience2021
Characterizing the Action-Observation Network Through Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy: A Review.
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- Action execution and observation in autistic adults: A systematic review of fMRI studies.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research · 2025Pooled it
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- EEG Biomarkers During Upper-Limb Action Observation Therapy for Stroke Rehabilitation: A Scoping Review.Annals of biomedical engineering · 2026Review
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- Action observation therapy effects on motor function and balance in cerebral palsy: an fNIRS-based randomized trial.Trials · 2025Article
- Corticospinal excitability is facilitated during coordinative action observation and motor imagery.Cerebral cortex (New York, N.Y. : 1991) · 2025Article
- Impact of Observation Duration in Action Observation Therapy: Manual Dexterity, Mirror Neuron System Activity, and Subjective Psychomotor Effort in Healthy Adults.Brain sciences · 2025Article
- Behavioral (reaction time) and prefrontal cortex response revealed differences in grief vs. sadness perception.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Comparison of Brain Activation Between Different Modes of Motor Acquisition: A Functional Near-Infrared Study.Brain and behavior · 2025Article
- A systematic review of observational practice for adaptation of reaching movements.NPJ science of learning · 2024Article
- Awareness of embodiment enhances enjoyment and engages sensorimotor cortices.Human brain mapping · 2024Article
- Unlocking the neural mechanisms of consumer loan evaluations: an fNIRS and ML-based consumer neuroscience study.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2024Article
- Total sleep deprivation reduces the table tennis anticipation performance of young men: A functional magnetic resonance imaging study.iScience · 2023Article
- Effects of movement congruence on motor resonance in early Parkinson's disease.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Ultra-high field fMRI identifies an action-observation network in the common marmoset.Communications biology · 2023Article
- Simultaneous multimodal fNIRS-EEG recordings reveal new insights in neural activity during motor execution, observation, and imagery.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Unraveling neural pathways of political engagement: bridging neuromarketing and political science for understanding voter behavior and political leader perception.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2023Article
- Cortical activation of neuromuscular electrical stimulation synchronized mirror neuron rehabilitation strategies: an fNIRS study.Frontiers in neurology · 2023Article
- Mu-desynchronization, N400 and corticospinal excitability during observation of natural and anatomically unnatural finger movements.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2022Article
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Abstract
Functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) is a neuroimaging technique that has undergone tremendous growth over the last decade due to methodological advantages over other measures of brain activation. The action-observation network (AON), a system of brain structures proposed to have "mirroring" abilities (e.g., active when an individual completes an action or when they observe another complete that action), has been studied in humans through neural measures such as fMRI and electroencephalogram (EEG); however, limitations of these methods are problematic for AON paradigms. For this reason, fNIRS is proposed as a solution to investigating the AON in humans. The present review article briefly summarizes previous neural findings in the AON and examines the state of AON research using fNIRS in adults. A total of 14 fNIRS articles are discussed, paying particular attention to methodological choices and considerations while summarizing the general findings to aid in developing better protocols to study the AON through fNIRS. Additionally, future directions of this work are discussed, specifically in relation to researching AON development and potential multimodal imaging applications.
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