The peripersonal space (PPS) is a multisensory and sensorimotor interface between our body and the environment. The location of PPS boundary is not fixed. Rather, it adapts to the environmental context and differs greatly across individuals. Recent studies have started to unveil the neural correlates of individual differences in PPS extension; however, this picture is not clear yet. Here, we used approaching auditory stimuli and magnetoencephalography to capture the individual boundary of PPS and examine its neural underpinnings. In particular, building upon previous studies from our own group, we investigated the possible contribution of an intrinsic feature of the brain, that is the “resting state” functional connectivity, to the individual differences in PPS extension and the frequency specificity of this contribution. Specifically, we focused on the activity synchronized to the premotor cortex, where multisensory neurons encoding PPS have been described. Results showed that the stronger the connectivity between left premotor cortex (lPM) and a set of fronto-parietal, sensorimotor regions in the right and left hemisphere, the wider the extension of the PPS. Strikingly, such a correlation was observed only in the beta-frequency band. Overall, our results suggest that the individual extension of the PPS is coded in spatially- and spectrally-specific resting state functional links.

Phase-coupling of neural oscillations contributes to individual differences in peripersonal space

Di Cosmo G.;Costantini M.;Spadone S.;Pizzella V.;Della Penna S.;Marzetti L.;Ferri F.
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2021-01-01

Abstract

The peripersonal space (PPS) is a multisensory and sensorimotor interface between our body and the environment. The location of PPS boundary is not fixed. Rather, it adapts to the environmental context and differs greatly across individuals. Recent studies have started to unveil the neural correlates of individual differences in PPS extension; however, this picture is not clear yet. Here, we used approaching auditory stimuli and magnetoencephalography to capture the individual boundary of PPS and examine its neural underpinnings. In particular, building upon previous studies from our own group, we investigated the possible contribution of an intrinsic feature of the brain, that is the “resting state” functional connectivity, to the individual differences in PPS extension and the frequency specificity of this contribution. Specifically, we focused on the activity synchronized to the premotor cortex, where multisensory neurons encoding PPS have been described. Results showed that the stronger the connectivity between left premotor cortex (lPM) and a set of fronto-parietal, sensorimotor regions in the right and left hemisphere, the wider the extension of the PPS. Strikingly, such a correlation was observed only in the beta-frequency band. Overall, our results suggest that the individual extension of the PPS is coded in spatially- and spectrally-specific resting state functional links.
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