Table A1.
List of fMRI studies on intention understanding.
| Study (first author listed) | Year | No of subjects | No of women | No of right-handed | Stimuli | Experimental comparisons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brass | 2007 | 15 | 7 | 15 | Video-clips | Implausible > ordinary motion |
| Buccino | 2007 | 20 | 10 | 20 | Video-clips | Attend to intention > viewing |
| Video-clips | Incorrect unintended motion > ordinary motion | |||||
| Carter | 2011 | 17 | 8 | 15 | Video-clips | Human reaching movements: goal shift > goal miss |
| Ciaramidaro | 2007 | 12 | 6 | 12 | Comic strips | Intentional (communicative) > physical event |
| Comic strips | Intentional (social) > physical event | |||||
| Comic strips | Intentional (private) > physical event | |||||
| de Lange | 2008 | 19 | 10 | 19 | Pictures | Ordinary > extraordinary intentions |
| den Ouden | 2005 | 11 | 11 | Not specified | Scenarios | Intentional action > physical event |
| Hamilton | 2006 | 20 | 11 | 19 | Video-clips | Repetition suppression for action goal |
| Hamilton | 2008 | 20 | 13 | 20 | Video-clips | Repetition suppression for action outcome |
| Iacoboni | 2005 | 23 | 15 | 23 | Video-clips | Hand grasping > rest |
| Jastorff | 2011 | 15 | 9 | 15 | Video-clips | Non-rational > rational movements |
| Liew | 2010 | 18 | 8 | 18 | Video-clips | Hand gestures > still control |
| Newman-Norlund | 2010 | 18 | 10 | 18 | Video-clips | Object-directed actions > rest |
| Ortigue | 2009 | 24 | 0 | 24 | Video-clips | Repetition suppression for intention |
| Pelphrey | 2004 | 12 | 7 | 12 | Video-clips | Incorrect > correct motion |
| Ramsey | 2010 | 25 | 17 | 24 | Video-clips | Repetition suppression for object-goal |
| Walter (1) | 2004 | 13 | 7 | 13 | Comic strips | Intentional action > physical event |
| Walter (2) | 2004 | 12 | 6 | 12 | Comic strips | Intentional action > physical event |
| Wang | 2006 | 12 | 6 | 12 | Scenarios | Attend to face > rest |
| Total | 306 | 161 | 291 |