Mirror neuron system （MNS） represents one past decade, and it has been found to involve in multiple of the most important discoveries of cognitive neuroscience in the aspects of brain functions including action unde...Mirror neuron system （MNS） represents one past decade, and it has been found to involve in multiple of the most important discoveries of cognitive neuroscience in the aspects of brain functions including action understanding, imitation, language understanding, empathy, action prediction and speech evolution. This manuscript reviewed the function of MNS in action understanding as well as language evolution, and specifically assessed its roles as the bridge from body language to fluent speeches. Then we discussed the speech defects of autism patients due to the disruption of MNS. Finally, given that MNS is plastic in adult brain, we proposed MNS targeted therapy provides an efficient rehabilitation approach for brain damages conditions as well as autism patients.展开更多
Previous studies have demonstrated that hand shadows may activate the motor cortex associated with the mirror neuron system in human brain. However, there is no evidence of activity of the human mirror neuron system d...Previous studies have demonstrated that hand shadows may activate the motor cortex associated with the mirror neuron system in human brain. However, there is no evidence of activity of the human mirror neuron system during the observation of intransitive movements by shadows and line drawings of hands. This study examined the suppression of electroencephalography mu waves （8-13 Hz） induced by observation of stimuli in 18 healthy students. Three stimuli were used： real hand actions, hand shadow actions and actions made by line drawings of hands. The results showed significant desynchronization of the mu rhythm （＂mu suppression＂） across the sensodmotor cortex （recorded at C3, Cz and C4）, the frontal cortex （recorded at F3, Fz and F4） and the central and right posterior parietal cortex （recorded at Pz and P4） under all three conditions. Our experimental findings suggest that the observation of ＂impoverished hand actions＂, such as intransitive movements of shadows and line drawings of hands, is able to activate widespread cortical areas related to the putative human mirror neuron system.展开更多
The mirror neuron system （MNS） was first discovered in non-human primates; these neurons fire when a monkey performs an action or observes another monkey （or even some people） performing that same action. Recent f...The mirror neuron system （MNS） was first discovered in non-human primates; these neurons fire when a monkey performs an action or observes another monkey （or even some people） performing that same action. Recent findings have suggested that neural rehabilitation might be achieved through the activation of the MNS in patients after stroke. We propose two major mechanisms （one involving adult neurogenesis and another involving brain-derived neurotrophic factor） that may underlie the activation, modulation and experience-dependent plasticity in the MNS, for further study on promoting central nerve functional reconstruction and rehabilitation of patients with central nervous system injury.展开更多
The present study used electroencephalography to examine mu rhythm suppression （a putative index of human mirror neuron system activation） at frontal sites （F3, Fz and F4）, central sites （C3, Cz and C4）, parieta...The present study used electroencephalography to examine mu rhythm suppression （a putative index of human mirror neuron system activation） at frontal sites （F3, Fz and F4）, central sites （C3, Cz and C4）, parietal sites （P3, Pz and P4） and occipital sites （O1 and O2）, while subjects observed real hand motion （real hand motion condition） and illustrative depictions of hand motion （drawn hand motion condition）. Experimental data revealed that mu rhythm suppression was exhibited in the mirror neuron system when subjects observed both real and drawn hand motion. Moreover, the mu rhythm recorded at the F3, Fz, F4, and Pz poles was significantly suppressed while observing both stimulus types, but no obvious mu suppression occurred at the O1, 02 and 03 poles. These results suggest that the observation of drawings of human hand actions can activate the human mirror neuron system. This evidence supports the hypothesis that the mirror neuron system may be involved in intransitively abstract action understanding.展开更多
The central aim of this article is to account for communication’s diverse behavioral aspects： actional, motional, audio-visual, emotional, and intentional and their neural underpinnings. Based on neural substrates,...The central aim of this article is to account for communication’s diverse behavioral aspects： actional, motional, audio-visual, emotional, and intentional and their neural underpinnings. Based on neural substrates, the aforementioned aspects will be illuminated in terms of their interpersonal and socio-cultural dimensions active in human interaction. Culture in this context is to be approached, on the one hand, as a guideline identifying a given group or society in a given neuro-social space and taken, on the other hand, as a universal catalogue of synchronized human behavior. The framework we draw on our lines of reasoning incorporates Mirror Neurons theory and Neural Networks conception, equally referring to an interdisciplinary-grounded perspective.展开更多
When watching someone performs an action, mirror neurons are activated in a way that is very similar to the activation that occurs when actually performing that action. Previous single-sample case studies indicate tha...When watching someone performs an action, mirror neurons are activated in a way that is very similar to the activation that occurs when actually performing that action. Previous single-sample case studies indicate that hand-action observation training may lead to activation and remodeling of mirror neuron systems, which include important language centers, and may improve language function in aphasia patients. In this randomized-block-design experiment, we recruited 24 aphasia patients from, Zhongda Hospital, Southeast University, China. The patients were divided into three groups where they underwent hand-action observation and repetition, dynamic-object observation and repetition, or conventional speech therapy. Training took place 5 days per week, 35 minutes per day, for 2 weeks. We assessed language function via picture naming tests for objects and actions and the Western Aphasia Battery. Among the participants, one patient, his wife and four healthy student volunteers underwent functional magnetic resonance imaging to analyze changes in brain activation during hand-action observation and dynamic-object observation. Results demonstrated that, compared with dynamic-object observation, hand-action observation led to greater performance with respect to the aphasia quotient and affiliated naming sub-tests and a greater Western Aphasia Battery test score. The overall effect was similar to that of conventional aphasia training, yet hand-action observation had advantages compared with conventional training in terms of vocabulary extraction and spontaneous speech. Thus, hand-action observation appears to more strongly activate the mirror neuron system compared with dynamic-object observation. The activated areas included Broca's area, Wernicke's area, and the supramarginal gyrus. These results suggest that hand-action observation combined with repetition might better improve language function in aphasia patients compared with dynamic-object observation combined with repetition. The therapeutic mechanism of this intervention may be associated with activation of additional mirror neuron systems, and may have implications for the possible repair and remodeling of damaged nerve networks. The study protocol was approved by the Ethical Committee of Nanjing Medical University, China(approval number: 2011-SRFA-086) on March 11, 2011. This trial has been registered in the ISRCTN Registry(ISRCTN84827527).展开更多
Primary impairments of developmental coordination disorder (DCD) include impairments in motor skill, motor learning, and imitation. Such difficulties present challenges for individuals with DCD and may persist into ad...Primary impairments of developmental coordination disorder (DCD) include impairments in motor skill, motor learning, and imitation. Such difficulties present challenges for individuals with DCD and may persist into adulthood, negatively impacting daily life in school, work, and social domains. A better understanding of the neural correlates of motor and imitation impairments in DCD holds the potential for informing development of treatment approaches to address these impairments. Although the disorder is assumed to be of neurological origin, little is known of the brain-based etiology of DCD. In recent years the discovery of a fronto-parietal circuit—known as the mirror neuron system—has enabled researchers to better understand imitation, general motor functions, and aspects of social cognition. Given its involvement in imitation and other motor functions, we propose that dysfunction in the mirror neuron system may underlie the characteristic impairments of DCD. We review literature pertaining to the mirror neuron system and develop a theory of disordered mirror neuron functioning in DCD. Finally, we review the limited neuroimaging literature available on neural correlates of DCD and show that the findings from those investigations are congruent with a mirror neuron system theory of DCD. Future research in this population should be designed to investigate specifically mirror neuron regions in individuals with DCD during skilled motor tasks and imitation in particular.展开更多
目的镜像神经元疗法对中风后复杂性区域疼痛综合征(CRPS)Ⅰ期的临床疗效及作用机制的探讨。方法选择康复科收治的40例CRPSⅠ期患者为研究对象。在研究中采用随机法,将选择的40例患者分为对照组与镜像组,每组20例。均采取基础以及常规康...目的镜像神经元疗法对中风后复杂性区域疼痛综合征(CRPS)Ⅰ期的临床疗效及作用机制的探讨。方法选择康复科收治的40例CRPSⅠ期患者为研究对象。在研究中采用随机法,将选择的40例患者分为对照组与镜像组,每组20例。均采取基础以及常规康复治疗,镜像组额外追加镜像治疗,两组每天上下午各治疗1次,5次/周,共治疗3周。采用休息状态视觉模拟评分(resting state visual analogue scale,R-VAS)与被动运动视觉模拟评分(passive movement state visual analogue scale,P-VAS)来评估上肢肩关节疼痛状况,选择运用排水法来评估手部肿胀状况,并且选择运用Fugl-Meyer量表,评估上肢运动功能,采用ELISA检测技术进行测定血清降钙素基因相关肽(CGRP)、P物质(SP)含量。结果镜像组患者治疗3周后的肩关节R-VAS、P-VAS评分及肿胀程度均低于对照组(P<0.05),Fugl-Meyer评分高于对照组(P<0.05),SP含量低于对照组(P<0.05),CGRP含量高于对照组(P<0.05)。结论镜像组能更有效地改善CRPSⅠ期患者肩关节疼痛、手部肿胀及上肢功能障碍,调节血清CGRP及SP细胞水平。展开更多
目的:研究镜像神经元康复策略(Mirror Neuron System,MNS)联合经颅磁刺激(Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation,TMS)对卒中后神经与功能康复的作用。方法:选取2019年1月至2023年6月某部队康复中心收治的198例卒中后遗留有运动功能障碍患...目的:研究镜像神经元康复策略(Mirror Neuron System,MNS)联合经颅磁刺激(Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation,TMS)对卒中后神经与功能康复的作用。方法:选取2019年1月至2023年6月某部队康复中心收治的198例卒中后遗留有运动功能障碍患者,采用随机数字表法分为三组,各66例。三组均给予常规康复指导,磁刺激组给予TMS治疗,镜像组给予MNS治疗,联合组给予TMS+MNS治疗。比较三组干预前、干预2周后、干预4周后神经功能(NIHSS)、上下肢运动功能(FMA)、日常生活能力(ADL)、平衡能力(BBS)、上肢与下肢肌张力(MAS)、健患侧步长差、患侧负重时间百分比及语言功能。结果:联合组干预2周、4周后NIHSS评分低于磁刺激组、镜像组,差异具有统计学意义(P<0.05),磁刺激组、镜像组组间比较,差异无统计学意义(P>0.05);联合组干预2周、4周后FMA-上肢、FMA-下肢评分高于磁刺激组、镜像组,且镜像组高于磁刺激组,差异具有统计学意义(P<0.05);联合组干预2周、4周后ADL评分、BBS评分高于磁刺激组、镜像组,且镜像组高于磁刺激组,差异具有统计学意义(P<0.05);联合组干预4周后上肢和下肢MAS分级0~1级患者占比高于磁刺激组、镜像组,且磁刺激组高于镜像组,差异具有统计学意义(P<0.05);联合组干预2周、4周后健患侧步长差低于磁刺激组、镜像组,患侧负重时间百分比高于磁刺激组、镜像组,且镜像组变化幅度大于磁刺激组,差异具有统计学意义(P<0.05);联合组干预2周、4周后语言功能中阅读理解、复述、流畅度、命名评分高于磁刺激组、镜像组,且磁刺激组高于镜像组,差异具有统计学意义(P<0.05)。结论:MNS联合TMS能促进卒中后神经与功能康复,有利于改善患者日常生活能力,且二者各有优势,互相补充,联合治疗效果显著,值得临床推广。展开更多
The present study observed the effects of the non-invasive, mirror neuron system application on neurorehabilitation. In primate studies, mirror neurons have been shown to fire when the subject observes or performs a s...The present study observed the effects of the non-invasive, mirror neuron system application on neurorehabilitation. In primate studies, mirror neurons have been shown to fire when the subject observes or performs a specific action, thereby allowing for observation of motor cortex activation. This activation of the mirror neuron system could serve as a treatment for stroke patients. In the present study, the combination of a mirror neuron system-based therapy was introduced for the treatment of patients with motor-deficits, who could not perform rehabilitation exercises. The results also indicate that this therapeutic method plays a positive role in emotional regulation in the same patients.展开更多
基金Sci-ence Foundation of Ministry of Education of China (No.FBB011469)
文摘Mirror neuron system （MNS） represents one past decade, and it has been found to involve in multiple of the most important discoveries of cognitive neuroscience in the aspects of brain functions including action understanding, imitation, language understanding, empathy, action prediction and speech evolution. This manuscript reviewed the function of MNS in action understanding as well as language evolution, and specifically assessed its roles as the bridge from body language to fluent speeches. Then we discussed the speech defects of autism patients due to the disruption of MNS. Finally, given that MNS is plastic in adult brain, we proposed MNS targeted therapy provides an efficient rehabilitation approach for brain damages conditions as well as autism patients.
基金supported by the grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.60775019,60970062 and 61173116the Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education of China,No.201100702110014
文摘Previous studies have demonstrated that hand shadows may activate the motor cortex associated with the mirror neuron system in human brain. However, there is no evidence of activity of the human mirror neuron system during the observation of intransitive movements by shadows and line drawings of hands. This study examined the suppression of electroencephalography mu waves （8-13 Hz） induced by observation of stimuli in 18 healthy students. Three stimuli were used： real hand actions, hand shadow actions and actions made by line drawings of hands. The results showed significant desynchronization of the mu rhythm （＂mu suppression＂） across the sensodmotor cortex （recorded at C3, Cz and C4）, the frontal cortex （recorded at F3, Fz and F4） and the central and right posterior parietal cortex （recorded at Pz and P4） under all three conditions. Our experimental findings suggest that the observation of ＂impoverished hand actions＂, such as intransitive movements of shadows and line drawings of hands, is able to activate widespread cortical areas related to the putative human mirror neuron system.
基金Science Foundation of Ministry of Education of China,No.FBB011469Hangzhou Municipal Natural Science Foundation, No.0737XP39Foundation of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region(RGC)
文摘The mirror neuron system （MNS） was first discovered in non-human primates; these neurons fire when a monkey performs an action or observes another monkey （or even some people） performing that same action. Recent findings have suggested that neural rehabilitation might be achieved through the activation of the MNS in patients after stroke. We propose two major mechanisms （one involving adult neurogenesis and another involving brain-derived neurotrophic factor） that may underlie the activation, modulation and experience-dependent plasticity in the MNS, for further study on promoting central nerve functional reconstruction and rehabilitation of patients with central nervous system injury.
基金the Grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 60775019, 60970062the Shanghai Pujiang Program, No. 09PJ1410200the Project-sponsored by SRF for ROCS, SEM
文摘The present study used electroencephalography to examine mu rhythm suppression （a putative index of human mirror neuron system activation） at frontal sites （F3, Fz and F4）, central sites （C3, Cz and C4）, parietal sites （P3, Pz and P4） and occipital sites （O1 and O2）, while subjects observed real hand motion （real hand motion condition） and illustrative depictions of hand motion （drawn hand motion condition）. Experimental data revealed that mu rhythm suppression was exhibited in the mirror neuron system when subjects observed both real and drawn hand motion. Moreover, the mu rhythm recorded at the F3, Fz, F4, and Pz poles was significantly suppressed while observing both stimulus types, but no obvious mu suppression occurred at the O1, 02 and 03 poles. These results suggest that the observation of drawings of human hand actions can activate the human mirror neuron system. This evidence supports the hypothesis that the mirror neuron system may be involved in intransitively abstract action understanding.
文摘The central aim of this article is to account for communication’s diverse behavioral aspects： actional, motional, audio-visual, emotional, and intentional and their neural underpinnings. Based on neural substrates, the aforementioned aspects will be illuminated in terms of their interpersonal and socio-cultural dimensions active in human interaction. Culture in this context is to be approached, on the one hand, as a guideline identifying a given group or society in a given neuro-social space and taken, on the other hand, as a universal catalogue of synchronized human behavior. The framework we draw on our lines of reasoning incorporates Mirror Neurons theory and Neural Networks conception, equally referring to an interdisciplinary-grounded perspective.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.81472163,81874035(to CLS)the General Project of University Philosophy and Social Science Research of China,No.2016SJB740015(to QY)+1 种基金the Science and Technology Plan Project of Zhangjiagang city of China in 2016,No.ZKS1615(to WLC)the Youth Science and Technology Project of Suzhou Health Development through Scientific Research and Education in 2018,No.KJXW2018059(to WLC)
文摘When watching someone performs an action, mirror neurons are activated in a way that is very similar to the activation that occurs when actually performing that action. Previous single-sample case studies indicate that hand-action observation training may lead to activation and remodeling of mirror neuron systems, which include important language centers, and may improve language function in aphasia patients. In this randomized-block-design experiment, we recruited 24 aphasia patients from, Zhongda Hospital, Southeast University, China. The patients were divided into three groups where they underwent hand-action observation and repetition, dynamic-object observation and repetition, or conventional speech therapy. Training took place 5 days per week, 35 minutes per day, for 2 weeks. We assessed language function via picture naming tests for objects and actions and the Western Aphasia Battery. Among the participants, one patient, his wife and four healthy student volunteers underwent functional magnetic resonance imaging to analyze changes in brain activation during hand-action observation and dynamic-object observation. Results demonstrated that, compared with dynamic-object observation, hand-action observation led to greater performance with respect to the aphasia quotient and affiliated naming sub-tests and a greater Western Aphasia Battery test score. The overall effect was similar to that of conventional aphasia training, yet hand-action observation had advantages compared with conventional training in terms of vocabulary extraction and spontaneous speech. Thus, hand-action observation appears to more strongly activate the mirror neuron system compared with dynamic-object observation. The activated areas included Broca's area, Wernicke's area, and the supramarginal gyrus. These results suggest that hand-action observation combined with repetition might better improve language function in aphasia patients compared with dynamic-object observation combined with repetition. The therapeutic mechanism of this intervention may be associated with activation of additional mirror neuron systems, and may have implications for the possible repair and remodeling of damaged nerve networks. The study protocol was approved by the Ethical Committee of Nanjing Medical University, China(approval number: 2011-SRFA-086) on March 11, 2011. This trial has been registered in the ISRCTN Registry(ISRCTN84827527).
文摘Primary impairments of developmental coordination disorder (DCD) include impairments in motor skill, motor learning, and imitation. Such difficulties present challenges for individuals with DCD and may persist into adulthood, negatively impacting daily life in school, work, and social domains. A better understanding of the neural correlates of motor and imitation impairments in DCD holds the potential for informing development of treatment approaches to address these impairments. Although the disorder is assumed to be of neurological origin, little is known of the brain-based etiology of DCD. In recent years the discovery of a fronto-parietal circuit—known as the mirror neuron system—has enabled researchers to better understand imitation, general motor functions, and aspects of social cognition. Given its involvement in imitation and other motor functions, we propose that dysfunction in the mirror neuron system may underlie the characteristic impairments of DCD. We review literature pertaining to the mirror neuron system and develop a theory of disordered mirror neuron functioning in DCD. Finally, we review the limited neuroimaging literature available on neural correlates of DCD and show that the findings from those investigations are congruent with a mirror neuron system theory of DCD. Future research in this population should be designed to investigate specifically mirror neuron regions in individuals with DCD during skilled motor tasks and imitation in particular.
文摘目的镜像神经元疗法对中风后复杂性区域疼痛综合征(CRPS)Ⅰ期的临床疗效及作用机制的探讨。方法选择康复科收治的40例CRPSⅠ期患者为研究对象。在研究中采用随机法,将选择的40例患者分为对照组与镜像组,每组20例。均采取基础以及常规康复治疗,镜像组额外追加镜像治疗,两组每天上下午各治疗1次,5次/周,共治疗3周。采用休息状态视觉模拟评分(resting state visual analogue scale,R-VAS)与被动运动视觉模拟评分(passive movement state visual analogue scale,P-VAS)来评估上肢肩关节疼痛状况,选择运用排水法来评估手部肿胀状况,并且选择运用Fugl-Meyer量表,评估上肢运动功能,采用ELISA检测技术进行测定血清降钙素基因相关肽(CGRP)、P物质(SP)含量。结果镜像组患者治疗3周后的肩关节R-VAS、P-VAS评分及肿胀程度均低于对照组(P<0.05),Fugl-Meyer评分高于对照组(P<0.05),SP含量低于对照组(P<0.05),CGRP含量高于对照组(P<0.05)。结论镜像组能更有效地改善CRPSⅠ期患者肩关节疼痛、手部肿胀及上肢功能障碍,调节血清CGRP及SP细胞水平。
文摘目的:研究镜像神经元康复策略(Mirror Neuron System,MNS)联合经颅磁刺激(Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation,TMS)对卒中后神经与功能康复的作用。方法:选取2019年1月至2023年6月某部队康复中心收治的198例卒中后遗留有运动功能障碍患者,采用随机数字表法分为三组,各66例。三组均给予常规康复指导,磁刺激组给予TMS治疗,镜像组给予MNS治疗,联合组给予TMS+MNS治疗。比较三组干预前、干预2周后、干预4周后神经功能(NIHSS)、上下肢运动功能(FMA)、日常生活能力(ADL)、平衡能力(BBS)、上肢与下肢肌张力(MAS)、健患侧步长差、患侧负重时间百分比及语言功能。结果:联合组干预2周、4周后NIHSS评分低于磁刺激组、镜像组,差异具有统计学意义(P<0.05),磁刺激组、镜像组组间比较,差异无统计学意义(P>0.05);联合组干预2周、4周后FMA-上肢、FMA-下肢评分高于磁刺激组、镜像组,且镜像组高于磁刺激组,差异具有统计学意义(P<0.05);联合组干预2周、4周后ADL评分、BBS评分高于磁刺激组、镜像组,且镜像组高于磁刺激组,差异具有统计学意义(P<0.05);联合组干预4周后上肢和下肢MAS分级0~1级患者占比高于磁刺激组、镜像组,且磁刺激组高于镜像组,差异具有统计学意义(P<0.05);联合组干预2周、4周后健患侧步长差低于磁刺激组、镜像组,患侧负重时间百分比高于磁刺激组、镜像组,且镜像组变化幅度大于磁刺激组,差异具有统计学意义(P<0.05);联合组干预2周、4周后语言功能中阅读理解、复述、流畅度、命名评分高于磁刺激组、镜像组,且磁刺激组高于镜像组,差异具有统计学意义(P<0.05)。结论:MNS联合TMS能促进卒中后神经与功能康复,有利于改善患者日常生活能力,且二者各有优势,互相补充,联合治疗效果显著,值得临床推广。
文摘The present study observed the effects of the non-invasive, mirror neuron system application on neurorehabilitation. In primate studies, mirror neurons have been shown to fire when the subject observes or performs a specific action, thereby allowing for observation of motor cortex activation. This activation of the mirror neuron system could serve as a treatment for stroke patients. In the present study, the combination of a mirror neuron system-based therapy was introduced for the treatment of patients with motor-deficits, who could not perform rehabilitation exercises. The results also indicate that this therapeutic method plays a positive role in emotional regulation in the same patients.
