Mirror neurons and the simulation theory of mind-reading

Trends in Cognitive Sciences

Volumn 2, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 493-501

  Gallese, Vittorio ^a   Goldman, Alvin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FACILITATION; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; MONKEY; NONHUMAN; PREMOTOR CORTEX; PSYCHOMOTOR ACTIVITY; REVIEW;

EID: 0032402527     PISSN: 13646613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1364-6613(98)01262-5     Document Type: Review

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