M1 corticospinal mirror neurons and their role in movement suppression during action observation

Current Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 236-243

  Vigneswaran, Ganesh ^a   Philipp, Roland ^a   Lemon, Roger N ^a   Kraskov, Alexander ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HAND; HUMAN; INNERVATION; MALE; MIRROR NEURON; MOTOR CORTEX; PHYSIOLOGY; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; RHESUS MONKEY;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; HAND; HUMANS; MACACA MULATTA; MALE; MIRROR NEURONS; MOTOR CORTEX; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS;

HAPLORHINI; MACACA;

EID: 84873410833     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2012.12.006     Document Type: Article

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