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. 2016 Aug 16;6:31064. doi: 10.1038/srep31064

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(A) Areas recruited during imitation of both transitive and intransitive gestures. In the left hemisphere, rostral SPL activity extended via sensimotor cortices to PMd, whereas bilateral activity was observed medially in the SMA complex and cingulate motor area (CMA), and laterally in PMv, and the nearby opercular and insular cortex. (B) Direct contrasts of neural activity for imitation of transitive vs. intransitive gestures. (Left panel) Imitation of transitive gestures is linked to significantly greater engagement of left PMd, SMA, but also the sensorimotor cortices and rSPL. (Right panel) Imitation of intransitive gestures is linked to significantly greater engagement of the right paracentral parietal operculum and insula, as well as the bilateral dorsomedial prefrontal cortex (DMPC).