Does motor interference arise from mirror system activation? The effect of prior visuo-motor practice on automatic imitation

Psychological Research

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 152-157

  Capa, Rémi L ^a,c   Marshall, Peter J ^b   Shipley, Thomas F ^b   Salesse, Robin N ^a   Bouquet, Cédric A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE POITIERS   (France)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMITATION; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; MOTION PERCEPTION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

EID: 79751529687     PISSN: 03400727     EISSN: 14302772     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00426-010-0303-6     Document Type: Article

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