Hyperimitation of actions is related to reduced understanding of others' minds in autism spectrum conditions

Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 68, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1148-1155

  Spengler, Stephanie ^a   Bird, Geoffrey ^b   Brass, Marcel ^c  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN COGNITIVE AND BRAIN SCIENCES   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Action; autism; fMRI; imitation; mirror neuron system; social cognition

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; IMITATION; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; OBSERVATION; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CEREBRAL CORTEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; THEORY OF MIND;

EID: 78649842870     PISSN: 00063223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2010.09.017     Document Type: Article

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