Contextual modulation of mirror and countermirror sensorimotor associations

Journal of Experimental Psychology: General

Volumn 141, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 774-787

  Cook, Richard ^a,b   Dickinson, Anthony ^c   Heyes, Cecilia ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UK   (United Kingdom)

^d ALL SOULS COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Associative sequence learning; Automatic imitation; Context; Countermirror training; Mirror neuron system

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMITATION; INSTRUMENTATION; LEARNING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIRROR NEURON; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME;

ADULT; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; MIRROR NEURONS; NERVE NET; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864247396     PISSN: 00963445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0027561     Document Type: Article

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