Mirror neurons and the evolution of embodied language

Current Directions in Psychological Science

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 136-141

  Fogassi, Leonardo ^a   Ferrari, Pier Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Action understanding; Broca's area; F5; Gesture; Phonology; Premotor cortex; Syntax; Vocalization

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250355573     PISSN: 09637214     EISSN: 14678721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8721.2007.00491.x     Document Type: Article

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