Brain simulation of action may be grounded in physical experience

Neurocase

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 501-505

  Olsson, C J ^a,b   Nyberg, Lars ^a,b  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Action; Brain; fMRI; Imagery; Training

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN REGION; CEREBELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRONTAL CORTEX; HUMAN; MENTAL TASK; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PREMOTOR CORTEX; WALKING; WHEELCHAIR; ADULT; BRAIN MAPPING; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; IMAGINATION; LEARNING; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARAPLEGIA; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SCINTISCANNING;

ADULT; BRAIN MAPPING; CEREBELLUM; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMANS; IMAGINATION; LEARNING; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PARAPLEGIA; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; WALKING;

EID: 84858027991     PISSN: 13554794     EISSN: 14653656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13554794.2010.547504     Document Type: Article

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