The Human Premotor Cortex Is 'Mirror' only for Biological Actions

Current Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 117-120

  Tai, Yen F ^a   Scherfler, Christoph ^a   Brooks, David J ^a   Sawamoto, Nobukatsu ^a   Castiello, Umberto ^b  

^a HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 1142265861     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2004.01.005     Document Type: Article

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