Mental imagery of self-location during spontaneous and active self-other interactions: An electrical neuroimaging study

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 30, Issue 21, 2010, Pages 7202-7214

  Thirioux, Bérangère ^a,b,c   Mercier, Manuel R ^c   Jorland, Gérard ^b   Berthoz, Alain ^a   Blanke, Olaf ^c,d  

^a Centre de Recherche Interdisciplinaire en Biologie   (France)

^b ÉCOLE DES HAUTES ÉTUDES EN SCIENCES SOCIALES   (France)

^c EPFL   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGERY; MALE; MENTAL FUNCTION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEUROIMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BODY IMAGE; BRAIN MAPPING; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; IMAGINATION; MALE; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; SELF CONCEPT; SPACE PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953069205     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 15292401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3403-09.2010     Document Type: Article

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