Cuevas Kimberly, Cannon Erin N, Yoo Kathryn, Fox Nathan A
University of Connecticut.
University of Maryland.
Dev Rev. 2014 Mar 1;34(1):26-43. doi: 10.1016/j.dr.2013.12.001.
The EEG mu rhythm, recorded from scalp regions overlying the sensorimotor cortex, appears to exhibit mirroring properties: It is reactive when performing an action and when observing another perform the same action. Recently, there has been an exponential increase in developmental mu rhythm research, partially due to the mu rhythm's potential role in our understanding of others' actions as well as a variety of other social and cognitive processes (e.g., imitation, theory of mind, language). Unfortunately, various methodological issues impede integrating these findings into a comprehensive theory of mu rhythm development. The present manuscript provides a review of the infant mu rhythm literature while focusing on current methodological problems that impede between study comparisons. By highlighting these issues and providing an in depth description and analysis we aim to heighten awareness and propose guidelines (when possible) that will promote rigorous infant mu rhythm research and facilitate between study comparisons. This paper is intended as a resource for developmental scientists, regardless of EEG expertise.
脑电图的μ节律是从感觉运动皮层上方的头皮区域记录下来的，似乎具有镜像特性：在执行动作时以及观察他人执行相同动作时它都会产生反应。最近，关于发育性μ节律的研究呈指数级增长，部分原因是μ节律在我们理解他人动作以及各种其他社会和认知过程（如模仿、心理理论、语言）中可能发挥的作用。不幸的是，各种方法学问题阻碍了将这些发现整合到一个关于μ节律发展的综合理论中。本手稿对婴儿μ节律文献进行了综述，同时关注阻碍研究间比较的当前方法学问题。通过突出这些问题并提供深入的描述和分析，我们旨在提高认识并提出指导方针（如果可能的话），以促进严谨的婴儿μ节律研究并便于研究间的比较。本文旨在为发育科学家提供参考资源，无论其脑电图专业知识如何。
