From simulation to reciprocity: The case of complementary actions

Social Neuroscience

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 146-158

  Sartori, Luisa ^a   Cavallo, Andrea ^b   Bucchioni, Giulia ^a   Castiello, Umberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Action observation; Complementary actions; Joint actions; Reach to grasp; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FEMALE; GESTURE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMAN; IMITATION; INNERVATION; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

ADULT; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; FEMALE; GESTURES; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84858762392     PISSN: 17470919     EISSN: 17470927     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17470919.2011.586579     Document Type: Article

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