Sensitivity of 'mu' rhythm modulation to the relevance of an observed movement but not to goal congruency

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 168-173

  Silas, Jonathan ^a   Levy, Joseph P ^a   Holmes, Amanda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROEHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Action coordination; Direct matching; EEG; Mirror neuron system

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ELECTROOCULOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MIRROR NEURON SYSTEM; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; NERVE CELL; NORMAL HUMAN; TASK PERFORMANCE; VIDEORECORDING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BRAIN MAPPING; BRAIN WAVES; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ELECTROOCULOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GOALS; HUMANS; IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SPACE PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865376731     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: 18727697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2012.05.008     Document Type: Article

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