A dual mechanism neural framework for social understanding

Philosophical Psychology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 43-63

  Muthukumaraswamy, Suresh D ^a   Johnson, Blake W ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Action Observation; Biological Motion; Mirror Neurons; Neuroimaging; Social Cognition

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847174645     PISSN: 09515089     EISSN: 1465394X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09515080601085864     Document Type: Review

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