Motor imagery and action observation: Cognitive tools for rehabilitation

Journal of Neural Transmission

Volumn 114, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1265-1278

  Mulder, Th ^a,b  

^a ROYAL NETHERLANDS ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Motor imagery; Motor learning; Movement observation; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

BODY MOVEMENT; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; COGNITION; CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EXERCISE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR CONTROL; MOTOR SYSTEM; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

HUMANS; IMAGERY (PSYCHOTHERAPY); IMAGINATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; OBSERVATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 34848844108     PISSN: 03009564     EISSN: 14351463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00702-007-0763-z     Document Type: Conference Paper

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