Imitation behavior is sensitive to visual perspective of the model: An fMRI study

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 228, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 161-171

  Watanabe, Rui ^a   Higuchi, Takahiro ^a   Kikuchi, Yoshiaki ^a  

^a TOKYO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

fMRI; Imitation; Mirror neuron system; Perspective; Superior temporal sulcus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BRAIN REGION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; IMITATION; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; NERVE CELL; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISION; VISUOMOTOR COORDINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84879506608     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: 14321106     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-013-3548-7     Document Type: Article

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