The posterior superior temporal sulcus is involved in social communication not specific for the eyes

Neuropsychologia

Volumn 46, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2759-2765

  Materna, Simone ^a   Dicke, Peter W ^a   Thier, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI); Gaze following; Social attention; Social cognition; Temporal lobe

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; EYE MOVEMENT; FEMALE; FINGER; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; GAZE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN BLOOD LEVEL; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SUBICULUM; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 47349109092     PISSN: 00283932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2008.05.016     Document Type: Article

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