Is motor cortex deactivation during action observation related to imitation in infancy? A commentary on Köster et al., 2020

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Is motor cortex deactivation during action observation related to imitation in infancy? A commentary on Köster et al., 2020. / de Klerk, Carina C. J. M.; Kampis, Dora.

In: NeuroImage, Vol. 234, 117848, 2021, p. 2.

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de Klerk, CCJM & Kampis, D 2021, 'Is motor cortex deactivation during action observation related to imitation in infancy? A commentary on Köster et al., 2020', NeuroImage, vol. 234, 117848, pp. 2. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2021.117848

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de Klerk, C. C. J. M., & Kampis, D. (2021). Is motor cortex deactivation during action observation related to imitation in infancy? A commentary on Köster et al., 2020. NeuroImage, 234, 2. [117848]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2021.117848

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de Klerk CCJM, Kampis D. Is motor cortex deactivation during action observation related to imitation in infancy? A commentary on Köster et al., 2020. NeuroImage. 2021;234:2. 117848. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2021.117848

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de Klerk, Carina C. J. M. ; Kampis, Dora. / Is motor cortex deactivation during action observation related to imitation in infancy? A commentary on Köster et al., 2020. In: NeuroImage. 2021 ; Vol. 234. pp. 2.

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abstract = "Sensorimotor alpha suppression is present both during the observation and execution of actions, and is a commonly used tool to investigate neural mirroring in infancy. K{\"o}ster et al. (2020) used this measure to investigate infants{\textquoteright} motor cortex activation during the observation of action demonstrations and its relationship to subsequent imitation of these actions. Contrary to what is implied in the paper and to common findings in the literature, the study's results appear to suggest that the motor system was deactivated during the observation of the actions, and that greater deactivation during action observation was associated with a greater tendency to copy the action. Here we present potential methodological explanations for these unexpected findings and discuss them in relation to common recommendations in the field.",
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