Mirror neuron system as the joint from action to language

Neuroscience Bulletin

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 259-264

  Chen, Wei ^a   Yuan, Ti Fei ^b  

^a HANGZHOU NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Action understanding; Language; Mirror neuron system; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

AUTISM; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; COGNITION; EMPATHY; EVOLUTION; LANGUAGE; MIRROR NEURON SYSTEM; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; SHORT SURVEY; SPEECH;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; BRAIN; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MOTOR NEURONS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 48749102628     PISSN: 16737067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12264-008-1231-y     Document Type: Short Survey

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