Visuomotor neurons: Ambiguity of the discharge or 'motor' perception?

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 35, Issue 2-3, 2000, Pages 165-177

  Fadiga, Luciano ^a   Fogassi, Leonardo ^a   Gallese, Vittorio ^a   Rizzolatti, Giacomo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Action and perception; Mirror neurons; Premotor cortex; Single neuron recording

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HYPOTHESIS; MONKEY; MOTOR CORTEX; MOTOR SYSTEM; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PERCEPTION; PREMOTOR CORTEX; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SINGLE UNIT ACTIVITY; VISUAL STIMULATION; VISUOMOTOR COORDINATION;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; MOTOR CORTEX; MOTOR NEURONS; NEURONS, AFFERENT; PERCEPTION; VISION;

EID: 0033952157     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8760(99)00051-3     Document Type: Article

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