Directed connectivity in theta networks supports action-effect integration
The ability to plan and carry out goal-directed behavior presupposes knowledge about the contingencies between movements and their effects. Ideomotor accounts of action control assume that agents integrate action-effect contingencies by creating action-effect bindings, which associate movement patte...
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| description | The ability to plan and carry out goal-directed behavior presupposes knowledge about the contingencies between movements and their effects. Ideomotor accounts of action control assume that agents integrate action-effect contingencies by creating action-effect bindings, which associate movement patterns with their sensory consequences. However, the neurophysiological underpinnings of action-effect binding are not yet well understood. Given that theta band activity has been linked to information integration, we thus studied action-effect integration in an electrophysiological study with N = 31 healthy individuals with a strong focus on theta band activity. We examined how information between functional neuroanatomical structures is exchanged to enable action planning. We show that theta band activity in a network encompassing the insular cortex (IC), the anterior temporal lobe (ATL), and the inferior frontal cortex (IFC) supports the establishment of action-effect bindings. All regions revealed bi-directional effective connectivities, indicating information transfer between these regions. The IC and ATL create a loop for information integration and the conceptual abstraction of it. The involvement of anterior regions of the IFC, particularly during the acquisition phase of the action-effect, likely reflects episodic control mechanisms in which a past event defines a “template” of what action-effect is to be expected. Taken together, the current findings connect well with major cognitive concepts. Our study suggests a functional relevance of theta band activity in an IC-ATL-IFC network, which in turn implies that basic ideomotor action-effect integration is implemented through theta band activity and effective connectivities between temporo-frontal structures. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-59336a94cfab4abaa84aa435818e67422025-01-11T06:38:31ZengElsevierNeuroImage1095-95722025-01-01305120965Directed connectivity in theta networks supports action-effect integrationJasmin Mayer0Moritz Mückschel1Nasibeh Talebi2Bernhard Hommel3Christian Beste4Cognitive Neurophysiology, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, TU Dresden, GermanyCognitive Neurophysiology, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, TU Dresden, GermanyCognitive Neurophysiology, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, TU Dresden, GermanySchool of Psychology, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, ChinaCognitive Neurophysiology, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, TU Dresden, Germany; School of Psychology, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, China; Corresponding author at: Cognitive Neurophysiology, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, TU Dresden, Fetscherstrasse 74, 01307 Dresden, Germany.The ability to plan and carry out goal-directed behavior presupposes knowledge about the contingencies between movements and their effects. Ideomotor accounts of action control assume that agents integrate action-effect contingencies by creating action-effect bindings, which associate movement patterns with their sensory consequences. However, the neurophysiological underpinnings of action-effect binding are not yet well understood. Given that theta band activity has been linked to information integration, we thus studied action-effect integration in an electrophysiological study with N = 31 healthy individuals with a strong focus on theta band activity. We examined how information between functional neuroanatomical structures is exchanged to enable action planning. We show that theta band activity in a network encompassing the insular cortex (IC), the anterior temporal lobe (ATL), and the inferior frontal cortex (IFC) supports the establishment of action-effect bindings. All regions revealed bi-directional effective connectivities, indicating information transfer between these regions. The IC and ATL create a loop for information integration and the conceptual abstraction of it. The involvement of anterior regions of the IFC, particularly during the acquisition phase of the action-effect, likely reflects episodic control mechanisms in which a past event defines a “template” of what action-effect is to be expected. Taken together, the current findings connect well with major cognitive concepts. Our study suggests a functional relevance of theta band activity in an IC-ATL-IFC network, which in turn implies that basic ideomotor action-effect integration is implemented through theta band activity and effective connectivities between temporo-frontal structures.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1053811924004622Action controlIdeomotor theoryAction-effectTheta bandInsular cortexAnterior temporal lobe |
| spellingShingle | Jasmin Mayer Moritz Mückschel Nasibeh Talebi Bernhard Hommel Christian Beste Directed connectivity in theta networks supports action-effect integration NeuroImage Action control Ideomotor theory Action-effect Theta band Insular cortex Anterior temporal lobe |
| title | Directed connectivity in theta networks supports action-effect integration |
| title_full | Directed connectivity in theta networks supports action-effect integration |
| title_fullStr | Directed connectivity in theta networks supports action-effect integration |
| title_full_unstemmed | Directed connectivity in theta networks supports action-effect integration |
| title_short | Directed connectivity in theta networks supports action-effect integration |
| title_sort | directed connectivity in theta networks supports action effect integration |
| topic | Action control Ideomotor theory Action-effect Theta band Insular cortex Anterior temporal lobe |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1053811924004622 |
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