Abstract
The aim of this paper is to investigate the impact of observing affordance-driven action during motor imagery. Affordance-driven action refers to actions that are initiated based on the properties of objects and the possibilities they offer for interaction. Action observation (AO) and motor imagery (MI) are two forms of motor simulation that can influence motor responses. We examined combined AO+MI, where participants simultaneously engaged in AO and MI. Two different kinds of combined AO+MI were employed. Participants imagined and observed the same affordance-driven action during congruent AO+MI, whereas in incongruent AO+MI, participants imagined the actual affordance-driven action while observing a distracting affordance involving the same object. EEG data were analyzed for the N2 component of event-related potential (ERP). Our study found that the N2 ERP became more negative during congruent AO+MI, indicating strong affordance-related activity. The maximum source current density (0.00611 A/mm ) using Low-Resolution Electromagnetic Tomography (LORETA) was observed during congruent AO+MI in brain areas responsible for planning motoric actions. This is consistent with prefrontal cortex and premotor cortex activity for AO+MI reported in the literature. The stronger neural activity observed during congruent AO+MI suggests that affordance-driven actions hold promise for neurorehabilitation.
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