Semantics in action: An electrophysiological study on the use of semantic knowledge for action

Journal of Physiology Paris

Volumn 102, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 95-100

  Elk, M van ^a   Schie, H T van ^a   Bekkering, H ^a,b  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Action; N400; Object knowledge; Semantics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; SEMANTICS; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BRAIN MAPPING; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, VISUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MOVEMENT; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; SEMANTICS; VOCABULARY;

EID: 44949214644     PISSN: 09284257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jphysparis.2008.03.011     Document Type: Article

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