Neural correlates of observing pretend play in which one object is represented as another

Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 369-378

  Whitehead, Charles ^a   Marchant, Jennifer L ^b   Craik, David ^c   Frith, Chris D ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c International School of Screen Acting   (United Kingdom)

^d AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Medial prefrontal cortex; Mirror neurons; Narrative; Pretence; Theory of mind

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGINATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; REACTION TIME; RECOGNITION; RECREATION;

ADULT; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGINATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; REACTION TIME; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); THEORY OF MIND; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77649227890     PISSN: 17495016     EISSN: 17495024     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/scan/nsp021     Document Type: Article

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