Mu rhythm modulation during observation of an object-directed grasp

Cognitive Brain Research

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 195-201

  Muthukumaraswamy, Suresh D ^a   Johnson, Blake W ^a   McNair, Nicolas A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cognition; EEG; Goal directed actions; I Neural basis of behaviour; Mirror neurons; Mu rhythm

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HAND; HAND GRIP; HUMAN; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MU RHYTHM; NERVE CELL; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIMATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ADULT; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HAND; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR CORTEX; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX;

EID: 1542291122     PISSN: 09266410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cogbrainres.2003.12.001     Document Type: Article

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