Sequences of abstract nonbiological stimuli share ventral premotor cortex with action observation and imagery

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 24, Issue 24, 2004, Pages 5467-5474

  Schubotz, Ricarda I ^a   Von Cramon, D Yves ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN COGNITIVE AND BRAIN SCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Action observation; Biological motion; fMRI; Motor imagery; Perceptual prediction; Premotor cortex; Prospective attention; Sequencing; Temporal order

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; BASAL GANGLION; BRAIN REGION; CAUDATE NUCLEUS; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMAGERY; LEFT HEMISPHERE; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; NERVE STIMULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERCEPTION; PREMOTOR CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; STIMULUS; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; BRAIN MAPPING; CUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGINATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MOTION PERCEPTION; MOTOR CORTEX; PHOTIC STIMULATION;

EID: 3042544889     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1169-04.2004     Document Type: Article

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