Parallel and distributed neural models of the ideomotor principle: An investigation of imitative cortical pathways

Neural Networks

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 285-298

  Sauser, Eric L ^a   Billard, Aude G ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Ideomotor principle; Neural field computation; Neural mechanisms of imitation

Indexed keywords

CODES (SYMBOLS); COGNITIVE SYSTEMS; COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE; DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER SYSTEMS; PARALLEL PROCESSING SYSTEMS;

IDEOMOTOR PRINCIPLE; NEURAL FIELD COMPUTATION; NEURAL MECHANISMS OF IMITATION;

NEURAL NETWORKS;

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN MAPPING; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; FINGER; GAIT; HUMAN; IMITATION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; NERVE CELL; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS MODEL; PSYCHOLOGY; SPATIAL ORIENTATION;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CEREBRAL CORTEX; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HAPLORHINI; HUMANS; IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; MOVEMENT; NEURAL NETWORKS (COMPUTER); NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONS; REACTION TIME; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33646570507     PISSN: 08936080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neunet.2006.02.003     Document Type: Article

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