Down-modulation of mu-activity through empathic top-down processes

Social Neuroscience

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 515-524

  Hoenen, Matthias ^a   Schain, Cécile ^b   Pause, Bettina M ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Electroencephalograpy; Empathy; Mirror neurons; Mu suppression; Perspective taking

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUDITORY STIMULATION; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN MAPPING; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EMPATHY; FEMALE; FOURIER ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; YOUNG ADULT; ARTICLE;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN MAPPING; BRAIN WAVES; CEREBRAL CORTEX; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EMPATHY; FEMALE; FOURIER ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SEX FACTORS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84884296440     PISSN: 17470919     EISSN: 17470927     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17470919.2013.833550     Document Type: Article

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