Inhibition of imitative behaviour and social cognition

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 364, Issue 1528, 2009, Pages 2359-2367

  Brass, Marcel ^a   Ruby, Perrine ^b   Spengler, Stephanie ^c  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN COGNITIVE AND BRAIN SCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Imitation; Inhibition; Mentalizing; Prefrontal cortex; Temporo parietal junction

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; COGNITION; IMITATION; INHIBITION; NERVOUS SYSTEM; PERCEPTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 68549105923     PISSN: 09628436     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2009.0066     Document Type: Article

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