Gesture imitation in musicians and non-musicians

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 204, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 549-558

  Spilka, Michael J ^a   Steele, Christopher J ^a   Penhune, Virginia B ^a  

^a Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

Author keywords

Action imitation; Mirror neuron system; Musical training; Observational learning

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; GESTURE; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; IMITATION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSICIAN; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAINING; VISUAL STIMULATION; ADOLESCENT; ARM; FEMALE; HAND; LEARNING; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); MUSIC; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARM; FEMALE; GENERALIZATION, RESPONSE; GESTURES; HAND; HUMANS; IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; MOVEMENT; MUSIC; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952112379     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: 14321106     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-010-2322-3     Document Type: Article

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