Reflecting on the mirror neuron system in autism: A systematic review of current theories

Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 91-105

  Hamilton, Antonia F De C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autism; Imitation; Mirror neuron system; Social cognition

Indexed keywords

AUTISM; BRAIN FUNCTION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ELECTROMYOGRAM; EMOTION; EYE TRACKING; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAGNETOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; MIRROR NEURON; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOCIAL COGNITION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; EMOTIONS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIRROR NEURONS;

EID: 84871181006     PISSN: 18789293     EISSN: 18789307     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dcn.2012.09.008     Document Type: Review

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