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Neurodynamical Model for the Coupling of Action Perception and Execution

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In cortical representations action perception and action execution are closely linked, as indicated by the presence of mirror neurons. Experiments show that concurrent action execution and action perception influence each other. We have developed a physiologically-inspired neural model that accounts for the neural encoding of perceived actions and motor plans, and their interactions. The core of the model is a set of coupled neural fields that represent either perceived actions or motor programs. We demonstrate that this model reproduces the results of a variety of quite different experiments investigating the interaction between action perception and execution. It also predicts the emergence and stability of synchronized coordinated behavior of two individuals that observe each other during action execution.

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We thank A. Christensen for helpful comments. Funded by EC, HBP FP7-ICT-2013-FET-F/ 604102, HFSP RGP0036/2016, German Federal Ministry of Education and Research: BMBF, FKZ: 01GQ1002A; Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft: DFG GI 305/4-1, DFG GZ: KA 1258/15-1.

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  1. Section of Computational Sensomotorics, Department of Cognitive Neurology, CIN and HIH, University Clinic Tübingen, Ottfried-Müller-Str. 25, 72076, Tübingen, Germany

    Mohammad Hovaidi-Ardestani & Martin Giese

  2. IMPRS for Cognitive and Systems Neuroscience, Tübingen, Germany

    Mohammad Hovaidi-Ardestani

  3. Computational Biology Center, IBM T.J. Watson Research Center, 1101 Kitchawan Road, Route 134, Room 30-048, 10598, Yorktown Heights, USA

    Vittorio Caggiano

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  1. University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland

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  2. University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy

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  3. Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain

    Paul F.M.J. Verschure

  4. University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland

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Hovaidi-Ardestani, M., Caggiano, V., Giese, M. (2017). Neurodynamical Model for the Coupling of Action Perception and Execution. In: Lintas, A., Rovetta, S., Verschure, P., Villa, A. (eds) Artificial Neural Networks and Machine Learning – ICANN 2017. ICANN 2017. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 10613. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-68600-4_3

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