Language comprehension and dominant hand motion simulation

Human Movement Science

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 12-27

  Borghi, Anna M ^a   Scorolli, Claudia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Embodiment; Language comprehension; Motor resonance; Motor system; Simulation

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HAND; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MOVEMENT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

EID: 58149251935     PISSN: 01679457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humov.2008.07.002     Document Type: Article

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