Mirror neurons and mirror systems in monkeys and humans

Physiology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 171-179

  Fabbri Destro, Maddalena ^a,b   Rizzolatti, Giacomo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; COMPREHENSION; EMOTION; HUMAN; IMITATION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REVIEW; SENSORY NERVE CELL;

ANIMALS; COMPREHENSION; EMOTIONS; HUMANS; IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEURONS, AFFERENT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

EID: 49049105249     PISSN: 15489213     EISSN: 15489221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/physiol.00004.2008     Document Type: Review

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