Implicit priming of embodied cognition on human motor intention understanding in dyads in love

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1001-1015

  Ortigue, Stephanie ^a   Patel, Nisa ^a   Bianchi Demicheli, Francesco ^b   Grafton, Scott T ^c  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

dyads; embodied cognition; intention understanding; love; mirror neuron system

Indexed keywords

EID: 78349231352     PISSN: 02654075     EISSN: 14603608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0265407510378861     Document Type: Article

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