Predicting others' actions: Evidence for a constant time delay in action simulation

Psychological Research

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 41-49

  Sparenberg, Peggy ^a   Springer, Anne ^a   Prinz, Wolfgang ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN COGNITIVE AND BRAIN SCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGINATION; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TIME PERCEPTION; VISION;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGINATION; MALE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TIME PERCEPTION; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84855319146     PISSN: 03400727     EISSN: 14302772     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00426-011-0321-z     Document Type: Article

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