Brain Sciences, Vol. 7, Pages 114: Time-Frequency Analysis of Mu Rhythm Activity during Picture and Video Action Naming Tasks

Brain Sciences, Vol. 7, Pages 114: Time-Frequency Analysis of Mu Rhythm Activity during Picture and Video Action Naming Tasks

Brain Sciences doi: 10.3390/brainsci7090114

Authors: Megan Cuellar Christina del Toro

This study used whole-head 64 channel electroencephalography to measure changes in sensorimotor activity—as indexed by the mu rhythm—in neurologically-healthy adults, during subvocal confrontation naming tasks. Independent component analyses revealed sensorimotor mu component clusters in the right and left hemispheres. Event related spectral perturbation analyses indicated significantly stronger patterns of mu rhythm activity (pFDR < 0.05) during the video condition as compared to the picture condition, specifically in the left hemisphere. Mu activity is hypothesized to reflect typical patterns of sensorimotor activation during action verb naming tasks. These results support further investigation into sensorimotor cortical activity during action verb naming in clinical populations.

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