title: Modulation of activity in medial frontal and motor cortices during error observation.
abstract: We used measures of the human event-related brain potential (ERP) to investigate the neural mechanisms underlying error processing during action observation. Participants took part in two conditions, a task execution condition and a task observation condition. We found that activity in both the medial frontal cortex and the motor cortices, as measured via the error-related negativity and the lateralized readiness potential, respectively, was modulated by the correctness of observed behavior. These data suggest that similar neural mechanisms are involved in monitoring one's own actions and the actions of others.
authors.affiliation: Nijmegen Institute for Cognition and Information, University of Nijmegen, Box 9104, 6500 HE Nijmegen, The Netherlands. h.vanschie@nici.kun.nl
authors.forename: Hein T
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: van Schie
authors.forename: Rogier B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Mars
authors.forename: Michael G H
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Coles
authors.forename: Harold
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bekkering
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001931:Brain Mapping; D004569:Electroencephalography / Q000379:methods; D005071:Evoked Potentials / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D005625:Frontal Lobe / Q000502:physiology*; D007839:Functional Laterality / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009044:Motor Cortex / Q000502:physiology*; D019370:Observation; D010775:Photic Stimulation; D011597:Psychomotor Performance / Q000502:physiology*; D011930:Reaction Time / Q000502:physiology; D013997:Time Factors