The manifold nature of interpersonal relations: The quest for a common mechanism

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 358, Issue 1431, 2003, Pages 517-528

  Gallese, Vittorio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Empathy; Imitation; Mind reading; Mirror neurons; Simulation

Indexed keywords

HUMAN BEHAVIOR; IMITATION; NEUROLOGY;

EID: 0037471782     PISSN: 09628436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2002.1234     Document Type: Review

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