Time course and specificity of sensory-motor alpha modulation during the observation of hand motor acts and gestures: A high density EEG study

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 205, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 363-373

  Streltsova, Alena ^a   Berchio, Cristina ^a   Gallese, Vittorio ^a,b   Umilta', Maria Alessandra ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

EEG; Mirror mechanism; Motor resonance; Sensory motor alpha; Social context; Time course

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; FEMALE; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MODULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STIMULUS;

ADULT; ALPHA RHYTHM; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HAND; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; MOTOR SKILLS; NERVE NET; PARIETAL LOBE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

EID: 77956184377     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-010-2371-7     Document Type: Article

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