Search Results - "G. Buccino"

Action observation versus motor imagery in learning a complex motor task: A short review of literature and a kinematics study by Gatti, R., Tettamanti, A., Gough, P.M., Riboldi, E., Marinoni, L., Buccino, G.

“…► The mirror neuron system sub-serves both motor imagery and action observation. ► Both motor imagery and action observation play a role in motor learning. ►…”
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Action observation activates premotor and parietal areas in a somatotopic manner: an fMRI study by Buccino, G., Binkofski, F., Fink, G. R., Fadiga, L., Fogassi, L., Gallese, V., Seitz, R. J., Zilles, K., Rizzolatti, G., Freund, H.-J.

“…Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) was used to localize brain areas that were active during the observation of actions made by another individual…”
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Mirror neurons: action observation treatment as a tool in stroke rehabilitation by Franceschini, M, Agosti, M, Cantagallo, A, Sale, P, Mancuso, M, Buccino, G

“…The observation of actions performed by others activate in an observer the same neural structures (including mirror neurons) as when he/she actually performs…”
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Listening to action-related sentences modulates the activity of the motor system: A combined TMS and behavioral study by Buccino, G., Riggio, L., Melli, G., Binkofski, F., Gallese, V., Rizzolatti, G.

“…Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) and a behavioral paradigm were used to assess whether listening to action-related sentences modulates the activity of…”
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A fronto-parietal circuit for object manipulation in man: evidence from an fMRI-study by Binkofski, F., Buccino, G., Posse, S., Seitz, R. J., Rizzolatti, G., Freund, H. -J.

“…Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) was used to localize brain areas active during manipulation of complex objects. In one experiment subjects were…”
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The Different Neural Correlates of Action and Functional Knowledge in Semantic Memory: An fMRI Study by Canessa, Nicola, Borgo, Francesca, Cappa, Stefano F., Perani, Daniela, Falini, Andrea, Buccino, Giovanni, Tettamanti, Marco, Shallice, Tim

“…Previous reports suggest that the internal organization of semantic memory is in terms of different “types of knowledge,” including “sensory” (information…”
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Fine tuned modulation of the motor system by adjectives expressing positive and negative properties by Gough, P.M., Campione, G.C., Buccino, G.

“…► There are no experimental evidence on how the brain processes adjectives. ► We applied TMS while subjects were reading adjectives, expressing negative or…”
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EP 121. Motor sequence learning in patients with limb apraxia – The effects of long-term training by Reitze, S, Heisterüber, M, Karni, A, Gal, C, Doyon, J, King, B.R, Classen, J, Rumpf, J.- J, Buccino, G, Klann, J, Binkofski, F

“…Background Recent studies show that limb apraxia is often not recognized as a higher motor impairment in patients suffering from a stroke. Because it is…”
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A parieto-premotor network for object manipulation: evidence from neuroimaging by Binkofski, F, Buccino, G, Stephan, K M, Rizzolatti, G, Seitz, R J, Freund, H J

“…Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) was used to assess cerebral activation during manipulation of various complex meaningless objects as compared to…”
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Neural Activity in Human Primary Motor Cortex Areas 4a and 4p Is Modulated Differentially by Attention to Action by Binkofski, F, Fink, G. R, Geyer, S, Buccino, G, Gruber, O, Shah, N. J, Taylor, J. G, Seitz, R. J, Zilles, K, Freund, H.-J

“…  1 Department of Neurology, University Hospital Düsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf;   2 Department of Neurology, RWTH Aachen, 52072 Aachen;   3 Institute of…”
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Neurological and cognitive long-term outcome in patients with cerebral venous sinus thrombosis by Buccino, G., Scoditti, U., Patteri, I., Bertolino, C., Mancia, D.

“…Objectives – The main aim of the present study was to assess long‐term neurological and cognitive outcome in patients with cerebral venous sinus thrombosis…”
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Mirror agnosia and mirror ataxia constitute different parietal lobe disorders by Binkofski, F., Buccino, G., Dohle, C., Seitz, R. J., Freund, H.-J.

“…We describe two new clinical syndromes, mirror agnosia and mirror ataxia, both characterized by the deficit of reaching for an object through a mirror in…”
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Loco‐regional thrombolysis in the treatment of cerebral venous and sinus thrombosis: report of two cases by Buccino, G., Scoditti, U., Pini, M., Menozzi, R., Piazza, P., Zuccoli, P., Mancia, D.

“…Although intravenous (i.v.) heparin is widely used as the first line treatment for cerebral venous and sinus thrombosis (CVST), the most appropriate therapy…”
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Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis in childhood: clinical aspects and neurological and cognitive long-term outcome in three cases by Buccino, G, Cossu, G, De Fanti, A, Manotti, C, Izzi, G C, Mancia, D

“…We report clinical findings, risk factors and neurological and cognitive long-term outcome in three Italian children aged 7, 8 and 5, respectively, who…”
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Grasping the intentions of others with one's own mirror neuron system by Iacoboni, Marco, Molnar-Szakacs, Istvan, Gallese, Vittorio, Buccino, Giovanni, Mazziotta, John C, Rizzolatti, Giacomo

“…Understanding the intentions of others while watching their actions is a fundamental building block of social behavior. The neural and functional mechanisms…”
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Motor functions of the Broca’s region by Binkofski, Ferdinand, Buccino, Giovanni

“…Broca’s region in the dominant cerebral hemisphere is known to mediate the production of language but also contributes to comprehension. This region evolved…”
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The mirror neuron system and action recognition by Buccino, Giovanni, Binkofski, Ferdinand, Riggio, Lucia

“…Mirror neurons, first described in the rostral part of monkey ventral premotor cortex (area F5), discharge both when the animal performs a goal-directed hand…”
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Task related modulation of the motor system during language processing by Sato, Marc, Mengarelli, Marisa, Riggio, Lucia, Gallese, Vittorio, Buccino, Giovanni

“…Recent neurophysiological and brain imaging studies have shown that the motor system is involved in language processing. However, it is an open question…”
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Listening to action-related sentences activates fronto-parietal motor circuits by Tettamanti, Marco, Buccino, Giovanni, Saccuman, Maria Cristina, Gallese, Vittorio, Danna, Massimo, Scifo, Paola, Fazio, Ferruccio, Rizzolatti, Giacomo, Cappa, Stefano F, Perani, Daniela

“…Observing actions made by others activates the cortical circuits responsible for the planning and execution of those same actions. This observation-execution…”
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Speech listening specifically modulates the excitability of tongue muscles: a TMS study by Fadiga, Luciano, Craighero, Laila, Buccino, Giovanni, Rizzolatti, Giacomo

“…The precise neural mechanisms underlying speech perception are still to a large extent unknown. The most accepted view is that speech perception depends on…”
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