title: EEG mu rhythm in typical and atypical development.
abstract: Electroencephalography (EEG) is an effective, efficient, and noninvasive method of assessing and recording brain activity. Given the excellent temporal resolution, EEG can be used to examine the neural response related to specific behaviors, states, or external stimuli. An example of this utility is the assessment of the mirror neuron system (MNS) in humans through the examination of the EEG mu rhythm. The EEG mu rhythm, oscillatory activity in the 8-12 Hz frequency range recorded from centrally located electrodes, is suppressed when an individual executes, or simply observes, goal directed actions. As such, it has been proposed to reflect activity of the MNS. It has been theorized that dysfunction in the mirror neuron system (MNS) plays a contributing role in the social deficits of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The MNS can then be noninvasively examined in clinical populations by using EEG mu rhythm attenuation as an index for its activity. The described protocol provides an avenue to examine social cognitive functions theoretically linked to the MNS in individuals with typical and atypical development, such as ASD.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of Washington; Department of Educational Psychology, University of Washington; rab2@u.washington.edu.
authors.forename: Raphael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bernier
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of Washington; Department of Educational Psychology, University of Washington.
authors.forename: Benjamin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Aaronson
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of Washington.
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kresse
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001519:Behavior / Q000502:physiology; D001921:Brain / Q000502:physiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D002648:Child; D002659:Child Development Disorders, Pervasive / Q000503:physiopathology*; D003071:Cognition / Q000502:physiology*; D004569:Electroencephalography / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D059167:Mirror Neurons / Q000502:physiology
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