Understanding animate agents: Distinct roles for the social network and mirror system: Research report

Psychological Science

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 469-474

  Wheatley, Thalia ^a,b   Milleville, Shawn C ^b   Martin, Alex ^b  

^a Dartmouth College   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; COMPREHENSION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMITATION; METHODOLOGY; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERCEPTION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; ROLE PLAYING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VISION;

BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; COMPREHENSION; CUES; HUMANS; IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MOTION PERCEPTION; MOVEMENT; NERVE NET; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; ROLE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 34250325112     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.2007.01923.x     Document Type: Article

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