Neural correlates of action observation and execution in 14-month-old infants: An event-related EEG desynchronization study

Developmental Science

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 474-480

  Marshall, Peter J ^a   Young, Thomas ^b   Meltzoff, Andrew N ^c  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Temple University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY PHASE SYNCHRONIZATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEUROFEEDBACK; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY PHASE SYNCHRONIZATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEUROFEEDBACK; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

EID: 79952163116     PISSN: 1363755X     EISSN: 14677687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2010.00991.x     Document Type: Article

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