Neural Aspects of Prospective Control through Resonating Taus in an Interceptive Timing Task

High-density electroencephalography from visual and motor cortices in addition to kinematic hand and target movement recordings were used to investigate τ-coupling between brain activity patterns and physical movements in an interceptive timing task. Twelve adult participants were presented with a t...

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Published in:Brain sciences 2022-12, Vol.12 (12), p.1737
Main Authors: van der Weel, F R Ruud, Sokolovskis, Ingemārs, Raja, Vicente, van der Meer, Audrey L H
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Language:English
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Activity patterns
Arrays
Brain
ecological neuroscience
EEG
Experiments
HD EEG
interceptive timing
Nervous system
Neurosciences
prospective control
resonance
Sensorimotor integration
tau-coupling
Visual evoked potentials
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Summary:High-density electroencephalography from visual and motor cortices in addition to kinematic hand and target movement recordings were used to investigate τ-coupling between brain activity patterns and physical movements in an interceptive timing task. Twelve adult participants were presented with a target car moving towards a destination at three constant accelerations, and an effector dot was available to intercept the car at the destination with a swift movement of the finger. A τ-coupling analysis was used to investigate involvement of perception and action variables at both the ecological scale of behavior and neural scale. By introducing the concept of resonance, the underlying dynamics of interceptive actions were investigated. A variety of one- and two-scale τ-coupling analyses showed significant differences in distinguishing between slow, medium, and fast target speed when car motion and finger movement, VEP and MRP brain activity, VEP and car motion, and MRP and finger movement were involved. These results suggested that the temporal structure present at the ecological scale is reflected at the neural scale. The results further showed a strong effect of target speed, indicating that τ-coupling constants and increased with higher speeds of the moving target. It was concluded that τ-coupling can be considered a valuable tool when combining different types of variables at both the ecological and neural levels of analysis.
ISSN:2076-3425
2076-3425
DOI:10.3390/brainsci12121737