Role of Broca's area in encoding sequential human actions: A virtual lesion study

NeuroReport

Volumn 20, Issue 16, 2009, Pages 1496-1499

  Clerget, Emeline ^a   Winderickx, Aline ^a   Fadiga, Luciano ^b   Olivier, Etienne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Action observation; Action syntax; Left BA44; Mirror neuron; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DAMAGE; COGNITION; DIAGONAL BAND OF BROCA; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; VIRTUAL REALITY; VISUAL STIMULATION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BRAIN MAPPING; COMPUTER INTERFACE; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; IMITATION; INJURY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BRAIN MAPPING; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMANS; IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; MOVEMENT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 74049151967     PISSN: 09594965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WNR.0b013e3283329be8     Document Type: Article

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