The predictive mirror: Interactions of mirror and affordance processes during action observation

Psychonomic Bulletin and Review

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 171-176

  Bach, Patric ^a,c   Bayliss, Andrew P ^b   Tipper, Steven P ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Action observation; Mirror neurons; Object affordances; Prehension; Response compatibility; Stimulus

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; IMAGINATION; IMITATION; MALE; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; ORIENTATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; VIDEORECORDING; VISION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; IMAGINATION; IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MOTION PERCEPTION; ORIENTATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; VIDEO RECORDING; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79951854000     PISSN: 10699384     EISSN: 15315320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/s13423-010-0029-x     Document Type: Article

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