Serrien Deborah J, Ivry Richard B, Swinnen Stephan P
School of Psychology, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK.
Prog Neurobiol. 2007 Jun;82(2):95-107. doi: 10.1016/j.pneurobio.2007.02.003. Epub 2007 Feb 23.
The study of the neural correlates of motor behaviour at the systems level has received increasing consideration in recent years. One emerging observation from this research is that neural regions typically associated with cognitive operations may also be recruited during the performance of motor tasks. This apparent convergence between action and cognition - domains that have most often been studied in isolation - becomes especially apparent when examining new complex motor skills such as those involving sequencing or coordination, and when taking into account external (environment-related) factors such as feedback availability and internal (performer-related) factors such as pathology. Neurally, overlap between action and cognition is prominent in frontal lobe areas linked to response selection and monitoring. Complex motor tasks are particularly suited to reveal the crucial link between action and cognition and the generic brain areas at the interface between these domains.
近年来，在系统层面上对运动行为的神经关联的研究受到了越来越多的关注。这项研究中一个新出现的观察结果是，通常与认知操作相关的神经区域在运动任务执行过程中也可能被调动起来。动作与认知之间这种明显的趋同——这两个领域以往大多是分开研究的——在研究新的复杂运动技能（如涉及序列或协调的技能）时，以及在考虑外部（与环境相关）因素（如反馈可用性）和内部（与执行者相关）因素（如病理学因素）时，变得尤为明显。在神经层面上，动作与认知之间的重叠在与反应选择和监测相关的额叶区域尤为突出。复杂运动任务特别适合揭示动作与认知之间的关键联系以及这两个领域之间界面处的通用脑区。
