Early non-specific modulation of corticospinal excitability during action observation

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 931-937

  Lepage, Jean François ^a,b   Tremblay, Sara ^a   Théoret, Hugo ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Action observation; Empathy; Mirror neurons; Motor cortex; TMS

Indexed keywords

ABDUCTOR DIGITI MINIMI MUSCLE; ACTION OBSERVATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CORTICOSPINAL EXCITABILITY; EMPATHY; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FEMALE; FINGER; FIRST DORSAL INTEROSSEUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MODULATION; MOTOR CORTEX; MUSCLE; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; SCORING SYSTEM; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGINATION; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; MOVEMENT; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77649219750     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: 14609568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2010.07121.x     Document Type: Article

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