Dorsal stream activity and connectivity associated with action priming of ambiguous apparent motion

作     者：Jantzen, K. J. Seifert, Matthew Richardson, Benjamin Behmer, Lawrence P. Odell, Charles Tripp, Aaron Symons, Lawrence A. 

作者机构：Western Washington Univ Bellingham WA 98225 USA 

出 版 物：《NEUROIMAGE》 (神经图像)

年 卷 期：2012年第63卷第2期

页      面：687-697页

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学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 1001[医学-基础医学(可授医学、理学学位)] 1010[医学-医学技术（可授医学、理学学位）] 1009[医学-特种医学] 10[医学] 

基　　金：WWU 

主　　题：Sensorimotor integration Common coding Ambiguous apparent motion Event-related desynchronization Independent components analysis Phase locking 

摘      要：Theories proposing a bidirectional influence between action and perception are well supported by behavioral findings. In contrast to the growing literature investigating the brain mechanisms by which perception influences action, there is a relative dearth of neural evidence documenting how action may influence perception. Here we show that action priming of apparent motion perception is associated with increased functional connectivity between dorsal cortical regions connecting vision with action. Participants manually rotated a joystick in a clockwise or counter-clockwise direction while viewing ambiguous apparent rotational motion. Actions influenced perception when the perceived direction of the ambiguous display was the same as manual rotation. For comparison, participants also rotated the joystick while viewing non-ambiguous apparent motion and in the absence of apparent motion. In a final control condition, participants viewed ambiguous apparent motion without manual rotation. Actions influence on perception was accompanied by a significant increase in alpha and beta band event related desynchronization (ERD) in contralateral primary motor cortex. superior parietal lobe and middle occipital gyrus. Increased ERD across these areas was accompanied by an increase in gamma band phase locking between primary motor, parietal, striate and extrastriate regions. Similar patterns were not observed when action was compatible with perception, but did not influence it. These data demonstrate that action influences perception by strengthening the interaction across a broad sensorimotor network for the putative purpose of integrating compatible action outcomes and sensory information into a single coherent percept. (C) 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.