Action observation versus motor imagery in learning a complex motor task: A short review of literature and a kinematics study

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 540, Issue , 2013, Pages 37-42

  Gatti, R ^a   Tettamanti, A ^a   Gough, P M ^b   Riboldi, E ^a   Marinoni, L ^a   Buccino, G ^c,d  

^a VITA SALUTE SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

^d IRCCS NEUROMED   (Italy)

Author keywords

Action observation; Mirror neuron system; Motor imagery; Motor learning; Neurorehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOOT; HAND; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; IMAGERY; KINEMATICS; LEARNING; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; REVIEW; WRIST;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; BIOMECHANICS; BRAIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGINATION; IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR; LEARNING; MALE; MIRROR NEURONS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MOTION PERCEPTION; MOVEMENT; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SERIAL LEARNING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876333183     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: 18727972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2012.11.039     Document Type: Review

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