The ontogenetic origins of mirror neurons: Evidence from 'tool-use' and 'audiovisual' mirror neurons

Biology Letters

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 856-859

  Cook, Richard ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Associative learning; Audiovisual mirror neurons; Mirror neurons; Tool use mirror neurons

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; NEUROLOGY; ONTOGENY; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE;

EID: 84866646854     PISSN: 17449561     EISSN: 1744957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2012.0192     Document Type: Article

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