Action simulation in the human brain: Twelve questions

New Ideas in Psychology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 270-290

  Pezzulo, Giovanni ^a,b   Candidi, Matteo ^c,d   Dindo, Haris ^e   Barca, Laura ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF COGNITIVE SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGIES   (Italy)

^b CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^d IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Action simulation; Action understanding; Forward model; Internal model; Motor control

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884145028     PISSN: 0732118X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.newideapsych.2013.01.004     Document Type: Article

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