Using mu rhythm desynchronization to measure mirror neuron activity in infants

Developmental Science

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 327-335

  Nyström, Pär ^a   Ljunghammar, Therese ^a   Rosander, Kerstin ^a   Von Hofsten, Claes ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMITATION; INFANT; MALE; MIRROR NEURON; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NERVE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; THEORY OF MIND;

BEHAVIOR; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; BRAIN WAVES; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR; INFANT; MALE; MIRROR NEURONS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEURONS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; THEORY OF MIND;

EID: 79952180858     PISSN: 1363755X     EISSN: 14677687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2010.00979.x     Document Type: Article

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