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  • Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) is characterized by motor learning difficulties.
  • Emerging evidence suggests a role for the Mirror Neuron System (MNS) in DCD.
  • MNS activity is crucial for understanding and executing actions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate differences in MNS activity between children with and without DCD.
  • To examine MNS function during action observation, execution, and a non-action baseline.
  • To explore the relationship between MNS activity and co-occurring neurodevelopmental traits.

Main Methods:

  • Electroencephalography (EEG) measured mu rhythm as a proxy for MNS activation in children aged 8-12.
  • Participants included children with (n=20) and without (n=19) DCD.
  • EEG recorded activity during rest, observation/execution of motor actions, and non-biological movement.

Main Results:

  • Children without DCD exhibited greater mu rhythm desynchronization (higher MNS activity) compared to those with DCD.
  • Both groups showed increased MNS activity from observing fine actions to executing gross actions.
  • Children with DCD had reduced mu power during non-biological movement observation, correlating with poorer attention and motor skills.

Conclusions:

  • The MNS in children with DCD showed reduced specificity, failing to differentiate biological from non-biological movements.
  • This MNS atypicality may underlie the motor impairments observed in DCD.
  • Differential MNS activity could indicate broader atypical perceptual network function in DCD.