Neural correlates of being imitated: An EEG study in preverbal infants

Social Neuroscience

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 650-661

  Saby, Joni N ^a   Marshall, Peter J ^a   Meltzoff, Andrew N ^b  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

EEG; Imitation; Infant; Mu rhythm; Perception action

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMITATION; INFANT; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

BRAIN; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR; INFANT; MALE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

EID: 84866332825     PISSN: 17470919     EISSN: 17470927     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17470919.2012.691429     Document Type: Article

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