The early development of human mirror mechanisms: Evidence from electromyographic recordings at 3 and 6 months

Developmental Science

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 793-800

  Turati, Chiara ^a   Natale, Elena ^a   Bolognini, Nadia ^a   Senna, Irene ^a   Picozzi, Marta ^a   Longhi, Elena ^a   Cassia, Viola Macchi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

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ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMITATION; INFANT; LEARNING; MOTOR CORTEX; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SENSORY FEEDBACK; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ASSOCIATION LEARNING; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEEDBACK, SENSORY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR; INFANT; MOTOR CORTEX; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

EID: 84885474575     PISSN: 1363755X     EISSN: 14677687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/desc.12066     Document Type: Article

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