BIND-Behavioral Imaging

1 Introduction to motor imagery Although interrelated, motor imagery (MI), action observation, and mental simulation differ in how they activate internal representations: MI entails the mental execution of movement without physical enactment; action observation involves visually perceiving others’ movements, engaging the motor system via mirror neurons; and mental simulation encompasses both, extending to sensory and emotional components associated with the action (Eaves et al., 2016).

1. Introduction Perceived pressure and dysfunctional emotions are often experienced in many professional, artistic, and sporting contexts where high achievements are at stake (Guyon et al., 2020; Milne and Neely, 2022; Furley et al., 2023). Emotion regulation is crucial to successfully dealing with stressful situations, attaining good performance, and maintaining or improving physical and psychological health (Ruiz and Robazza, 2020).

Introduction The investigation of the human brain function largely relies on electroencephalography (EEG), a technique characterized by an excellent temporal resolution (Niedermeyer and da Silva, 2005) that has recently undergone several technological advances in the electronics and sensor components to enable continuous, out-of-the-lab, and mobile EEG acquisitions (Thompson et al., 2008; Del Percio et al., 2011; De Vos et al., 2011; Lance et al., 2012; Askamp and van Putten, 2014; Liao et...