Neuroscience and Behavioral Physiology

, Volume 43, Issue 1, pp 46–55 | Cite as

Activation of Brain Structures Demonstrated by fMRI Data on Viewing Video Clips and Recall of the Actions Shown

  • V. L. Ushakov
  • V. M. Verkhlyutov
  • P. A. Sokolov
  • M. V. Ublinskii
  • V. B. Strelets
  • A. Yu. Agrafonov
  • A. V. Petryaikin
  • T. A. Akhadov
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Functional magnetic resonance imaging scans were obtained in 12 healthy volunteers using a tomograph with a 3-T field magnet. Stimulation was with emotionally calm and emotionally arousing video clips. The experiment consisted of seven series: two series watching the fixation point and two types of video clips, one series with sequential viewing of two types of video clip, two series with viewing video clips followed by recall, and two series with watching the fixation point followed by recall of video clips. Viewing of video clips induced the greatest increases in metabolism, in the visual cortex. Activation was more marked on viewing of emotionally arousing video clips. Apart from the occipital lobe, activity involved the temporal, parietal, and, to a lesser extent, the frontal cortex. Activation of the motor cortex was not seen in all subjects. An “interference” effect was seen on sequential viewing of video clips, whereby increases in metabolism became minimal. Immediate recall of video clips after viewing induced the greatest level of activation of the posterior frontal and motor cortex. Delayed recall produced maximal activation in the anterior parts of the frontal cortex. Metabolism in the visual cortex decreased on recall. The greatest reduction in the visual cortex was seen with immediate recall. Immediate and delayed recall activated structures associated with maintaining consciousness, memory, and the mirror neuron system.

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functional magnetic resonance imaging mirror neurons memory consciousness 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • V. L. Ushakov
    • 1
  • V. M. Verkhlyutov
    • 1
  • P. A. Sokolov
    • 1
  • M. V. Ublinskii
    • 1
  • V. B. Strelets
    • 2
  • A. Yu. Agrafonov
    • 3
  • A. V. Petryaikin
    • 3
  • T. A. Akhadov
    • 3
  1. 1.National Nuclear Research University – Moscow Engineering-Physics Institute (NIYaU MIFI)MoscowRussia
  2. 2.Institute of Higher Nervous Activity and NeurophysiologyRussian Academy of SciencesMoscowRussia
  3. 3.Research Institute of Emergency Pediatric Surgery and TraumatologyMoscowRussia

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