Toward a Biological Theory of Emotional Body Language

Biological Theory

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 130-132

  de Gelder, Beatrice ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological Theory; Body Expression; Mirror Neuron; Motor Pattern; Social Cognition

Indexed keywords

EID: 38049023262     PISSN: 15555542     EISSN: 15555550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/biot.2006.1.2.130     Document Type: Article

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