Simulating the future of actions in the human corticospinal system

Cerebral Cortex

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2511-2521

  Urgesi, Cosimo ^a,b   Maieron, Marta ^a   Avenanti, Alessio ^c,d   Tidoni, Emmanuele ^d,e,f   Fabbro, Franco ^a,b   Aglioti, Salvatore Maria ^e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^b Polo Friuli Venezia Giulia   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^d Centro Studi e Ricerche in Neuroscienze Cognitive   (Italy)

^e SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^f IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

anticipatory simulation; human motor system; implied actions; mirror neurons; transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; FEMALE; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MOTION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; SIMULATION; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGINATION; IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; MOVEMENT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955763411     PISSN: 10473211     EISSN: 14602199     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhp292     Document Type: Article

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