What is simulated in the action observation network when we observe actions?

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1765-1770

  Neal, Alice ^a   Kilner, James M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Action observation; Bayesian; Human; Mirror neurons; Motor

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BRAIN CORTEX; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KINEMATICS; MALE; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION;

ADULT; BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEURONS; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78349268682     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: 14609568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2010.07435.x     Document Type: Article

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