Motor simulation during action word processing in neurosurgical patients

Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 736-748

  Tomasino, Barbara ^a   Ceschia, Martina ^b   Fabbro, Franco ^a   Skrap, Miran ^c  

^a SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^c SANTA MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BRAIN DAMAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGERY; LINGUISTICS; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; NEUROSURGERY; PRECENTRAL SULCUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORIMOTOR CORTEX; SIMULATION; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; ATTENTION; BRAIN MAPPING; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CEREBRAL CORTEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGERY (PSYCHOTHERAPY); JUDGMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; OXYGEN; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; REFERENCE VALUES; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; VOCABULARY;

EID: 84856359712     PISSN: 0898929X     EISSN: 15308898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/jocn_a_00168     Document Type: Article

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