The mirror neuron system and its function in humans

Anatomy and Embryology

Volumn 210, Issue 5-6, 2005, Pages 419-421

  Rizzolatti, Giacomo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTRODE; HUMAN; MOTOR CORTEX; NERVE CELL; NERVE FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; PREMOTOR CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISION;

COMPREHENSION; EMPATHY; HUMANS; IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR; INTENTION; LANGUAGE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MOTOR CORTEX; NEURONS;

EID: 28644440325     PISSN: 03402061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00429-005-0039-z     Document Type: Conference Paper

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