Atypical activation of the mirror neuron system during perception of hand motion in autism

Brain Research

Volumn 1320, Issue , 2010, Pages 168-175

  Martineau, Joëlle ^a   Andersson, Frédéric ^b   Barthélémy, Catherine ^a   Cottier, Jean Philippe ^a   Destrieux, Christophe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOURS   (France)

^b IFR I35: Imagerie Fonct Tours   (France)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorder; fMRI; Hand motion; Imitation; Visual perception

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FRONTAL LOBE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HAND MOVEMENT; HANDEDNESS; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MALE; MIRROR NEURON SYSTEM; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL NETWORK; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REST; SOCIAL DISABILITY; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; HAND; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; MOTION PERCEPTION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEURONS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REST; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77249099233     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2010.01.035     Document Type: Article

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