Dynamics of the EEG power in the frequency and spatial domains during observation and execution of manual movements

Brain Research

Volumn 1509, Issue , 2013, Pages 43-57

  Frenkel Toledo, Silvi ^a,b   Bentin, Shlomo ^c   Perry, Anat ^c   Liebermann, Dario G ^a   Soroker, Nachum ^a,b  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b LOEWENSTEIN REHABILITATION HOSPITAL   (Israel)

^c HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Alpha rhythm; EEG; Mirror neuron; Mu rhythm; Perception action cycle

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALPHA RHYTHM; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY PHASE SYNCHRONIZATION; FEMALE; FRONTAL CORTEX; HUMAN; MALE; MIRROR NEURON; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); MU RHYTHM; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCIPITAL CORTEX; OSCILLATION; PARIETAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; THETA RHYTHM;

ADULT; AGED; ALPHA RHYTHM; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; BRAIN WAVES; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIRROR NEURONS; MOVEMENT; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

EID: 84876410141     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: 18726240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2013.03.004     Document Type: Article

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