Changes in the mu rhythm in different types of motor activity and on observation of movements

Neuroscience and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 302-307

  Aleksandrov, A A ^a   Tugin, S M ^a  

^a ST PETERSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Mirror neurons; Movement imitation; Movement perception; Mu rhythm; Mu rhythm depression

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BRAIN CORTEX; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY PHASE SYNCHRONIZATION; FEMALE; HABITUATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMITATION; MALE; MOTIVATION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); MU RHYTHM; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSERVATION; TASK PERFORMANCE; VIDEORECORDING; VISUAL STIMULATION; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 84862890418     PISSN: 00970549     EISSN: 1573899X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11055-012-9566-2     Document Type: Article

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