The neuroscience of storing and molding tool action concepts: How " plastic" is grounded cognition?

Frontiers in Psychology

Volumn 1, Issue NOV, 2010, Pages

  Mizelle, J C ^a   Wheaton, Lewis A ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Action; Aging; Apraxia; Development; Grounded cognition; MOSAIC; Tools

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952995756     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16641078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2010.00195     Document Type: Review

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