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Meta-Analysis
. 2001 Jan;12(1):1-19.
doi: 10.1002/1097-0193(200101)12:1<1::aid-hbm10>3.0.co;2-v.

Functional anatomy of execution, mental simulation, observation, and verb generation of actions: a meta-analysis

J Grèzes  1 , J Decety
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Meta-Analysis

Functional anatomy of execution, mental simulation, observation, and verb generation of actions: a meta-analysis

J Grèzes et al. Hum Brain Mapp. 2001 Jan.

Abstract

There is a large body of psychological and neuroimaging experiments that have interpreted their findings in favor of a functional equivalence between action generation, action simulation, action verbalization, and perception of action. On the basis of these data, the concept of shared motor representations has been proposed. Indeed several authors have argued that our capacity to understand other people's behavior and to attribute intention or beliefs to others is rooted in a neural, most likely distributed, execution/observation mechanism. Recent neuroimaging studies have explored the neural network engaged during motor execution, simulation, verbalization, and observation. The focus of this metaanalysis is to evaluate in specific detail to what extent the activated foci elicited by these studies overlap.

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Activation foci plotted on left and right lateral surfaces of the MNI template.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Activation foci plotted on the mid‐sagittal view of the MNI template.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Activation foci plotted on coronal sections (38 ≥ y ≥ ‐22) from the MNI template. Numbers are millimeters (+, in front; ‐ behind) from the VCA line.
Figure 4
Figure 4
Activation foci plotted on coronal sections (‐24 ≥ y ≥ ‐70) from the MNI template. Numbers are millimeters (‐ behind) from the VCA line.
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