The influence of expertise on brain activation of the Action Observation Network during anticipation of tennis and volleyball serves

The influence of expertise on brain activation of the Action Observation Network during anticipation of tennis and volleyball serves

In many daily activities, and especially in sport, it is necessary to predict the effects of others’ actions in order to initiate appropriate responses. Recently, researchers have suggested that the action–observation network (AON) including the cerebellum plays an essential role during such anticip...

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Main Authors: Nils eBalser, Britta eLorey, Sebastian ePilgramm, Tim eNaumann, Stefan eKindermann, Rudolf eStark, Karen eZentgraf, Andrew Mark Williams, Jorn eMunzert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
Subjects:
Cerebellum
functional magnetic resonance imaging
motor expertise
superior parietal lobe
sports-related anticipation
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnhum.2014.00568/full

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