Studying action representation in children via motor imagery

Brain and Cognition

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 234-239

  Gabbard, Carl ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Action representation; Mental simulation; Motor imagery

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CEREBELLUM; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; DEVELOPMENTAL COORDINATION DISORDER; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; IMAGERY; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MOTOR CONTROL; NERVE EXCITABILITY; PARIETAL LOBE; PERCEPTION; PREMOTOR CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL MEMORY; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT; WALKING;

AGE FACTORS; BRAIN; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; HUMANS; IMAGINATION; MOTOR ACTIVITY;

EID: 70350430910     PISSN: 02782626     EISSN: 10902147     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bandc.2009.08.011     Document Type: Article

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