The effect of observed biological and non biological movements on action imitation: An fMRI study

Brain Research

Volumn 1420, Issue , 2011, Pages 80-92

  Crescentini, Cristiano ^a,b   Mengotti, Paola ^a   Grecucci, Alessandro ^c   Rumiati, Raffaella Ida ^a  

^a SISSA   (Italy)

^b SANTA MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biological model; Compatibility; Empathy; fMRI; Imitation; Motor system

Indexed keywords

ACTION IMITATION; ADULT; ANGER; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CEREBELLUM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUNEUS; EMOTION; EMPATHY; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; FINGER; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOTHESIS; IMITATION; INFERIOR FRONTAL GYRUS; INFERIOR TEMPORAL GYRUS; INSULA; MALE; MIDDLE FRONTAL GYRUS; MIDDLE TEMPORAL GYRUS; MOTOR CORTEX; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NEUROMODULATION; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCIPITAL GYRUS; PARIETAL CORTEX; PARIETAL LOBE; POSTCENTRAL GYRUS; PRECUNEUS; PREMOTOR CORTEX; PRIMARY MOTOR CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SADNESS;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MOVEMENT; OBSERVATION; OXYGEN; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80055060388     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: 18726240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2011.08.077     Document Type: Article

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