Neurocognitive control in dance perception and performance

Acta Psychologica

Volumn 139, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 300-308

  Bläsing, Bettina ^a   Calvo Merino, Beatriz ^b,c   Cross, Emily S ^d,e   Jola, Corinne ^f   Honisch, Juliane ^g   Stevens, Catherine J ^h  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^e BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^h UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Action observation network; Esthetics; Imagery; Memory; Motor control; Motor simulation; Synchronization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855515956     PISSN: 00016918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2011.12.005     Document Type: Review

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