caa a22 4500 44535156X CHVBK 20180317142845.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170323e20110601xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s00221-011-2658-3 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s00221-011-2658-3 Joint action modulates motor system involvement during action observation in 3-year-olds [Elektronische Daten] [Marlene Meyer, Sabine Hunnius, Michiel van Elk, Freek van Ede, Harold Bekkering] When we are engaged in a joint action, we need to integrate our partner's actions with our own actions. Previous research has shown that in adults the involvement of one's own motor system is enhanced during observation of an action partner as compared to during observation of an individual actor. The aim of this study was to investigate whether similar motor system involvement is present at early stages of joint action development and whether it is related to joint action performance. In an EEG experiment with 3-year-old children, we assessed the children's brain activity and performance during a joint game with an adult experimenter. We used a simple button-pressing game in which the two players acted in turns. Power in the mu- and beta-frequency bands was compared when children were not actively moving but observing the experimenter's actions when (1) they were engaged in the joint action game and (2) when they were not engaged. Enhanced motor involvement during action observation as indicated by attenuated sensorimotor mu- and beta-power was found when the 3-year-olds were engaged in the joint action. This enhanced motor activation during action observation was associated with better joint action performance. The findings suggest that already in early childhood the motor system is differentially activated during action observation depending on the involvement in a joint action. This motor system involvement might play an important role for children's joint action performance. The Author(s), 2011 Joint action nationallicence Social-cognitive development nationallicence Social interaction nationallicence Motor system nationallicence Action observation nationallicence Meyer Marlene Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University, P.O. Box 9104, 6500 HE, Nijmegen, The Netherlands aut Hunnius Sabine Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University, P.O. Box 9104, 6500 HE, Nijmegen, The Netherlands aut van Elk Michiel Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University, P.O. Box 9104, 6500 HE, Nijmegen, The Netherlands aut van Ede Freek Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University, P.O. Box 9104, 6500 HE, Nijmegen, The Netherlands aut Bekkering Harold Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University, P.O. Box 9104, 6500 HE, Nijmegen, The Netherlands aut Experimental Brain Research Springer-Verlag 211/3-4(2011-06-01), 581-592 0014-4819 211:3-4<581 2011 211 221 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00221-011-2658-3 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00221-011-2658-3 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Meyer Marlene Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University, P.O. Box 9104, 6500 HE, Nijmegen, The Netherlands aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Hunnius Sabine Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University, P.O. Box 9104, 6500 HE, Nijmegen, The Netherlands aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- van Elk Michiel Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University, P.O. Box 9104, 6500 HE, Nijmegen, The Netherlands aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- van Ede Freek Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University, P.O. Box 9104, 6500 HE, Nijmegen, The Netherlands aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Bekkering Harold Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University, P.O. Box 9104, 6500 HE, Nijmegen, The Netherlands aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Experimental Brain Research Springer-Verlag 211/3-4(2011-06-01), 581-592 0014-4819 211:3-4<581 2011 211 221 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer