Favouritism in the motor system: Social interaction modulates action simulation

Biology Letters

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 758-761

  Kourtis, Dimitrios ^a   Sebanz, Natalie ^a   Knoblich, Günther ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Action simulation; EEG; Favouritism; Motor system; Social interaction

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOBIOLOGY;

EID: 78649869584     PISSN: 17449561     EISSN: 1744957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2010.0478     Document Type: Article

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