Official websites use. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. Cannon, Kathryn Yoo, Nathan A. The EEG mu rhythm, recorded from scalp regions overlying the sensorimotor cortex, appears to exhibit mirroring properties: It is reactive when performing an action and when observing another perform the same action.
Unfortunately, various methodological issues impede integrating these findings into a comprehensive theory of mu rhythm development. The present manuscript provides a review of the infant mu rhythm literature while focusing on current methodological problems that impede between study comparisons. By highlighting these issues and providing an in depth description and analysis we aim to heighten awareness and propose guidelines when possible that will promote rigorous infant mu rhythm research and facilitate between study comparisons.
This paper is intended as a resource for developmental scientists, regardless of EEG expertise. The EEG mu rhythm adult 8β13 Hz , recorded from scalp regions overlying the sensorimotor cortex, appears to exhibit mirroring properties: It is reactive when performing an action and when observing another perform the same action. Converging neuroscience evidence using functional magnetic resonance imagining fMRI; e. Clearly, the potential implications for understanding the development of a neural mirroring system are widespread.
There has been an exponential increase in developmental EEG mu rhythm research over the last few years, and the primary goal of this paper is to suggest guidelines that will facilitate cross laboratory comparisons toward a comprehensive understanding of the development of the EEG mu rhythm.
To this end, we begin by providing a brief overview of the EEG mu rhythm with a focus on infant mu rhythm research. Next, we present a detailed analysis of methods used in infant mu rhythm research from behavioral protocols to psychophysiology and recommend steps that can be taken to facilitate between laboratory comparisons. Specifically, these researchers reported that there were individual motor neurons that fired during both the execution of a goal-directed action and the observation of another completing the same action.
