Electrophysiology of action representation

Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 157-169

  Fadiga, Luciano ^a   Craighero, Laila ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Area F5; Mirror neurons; Motor imagery; Premotor cortex; Speech perception; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; MONKEY; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PREMOTOR CORTEX; REVIEW; SPEECH PERCEPTION; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; ANIMAL; BRAIN; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; HUMANS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

EID: 13744258426     PISSN: 07360258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004691-200405000-00004     Document Type: Review

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