What we know currently about mirror neurons

Current Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 23, 2013, Pages

  Kilner, J M ^a   Lemon, R N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; HUMAN; IMITATION; MACACA; MIRROR NEURON; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR CORTEX; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; BRAIN WAVES; HUMANS; IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR; MACACA; MIRROR NEURONS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR CORTEX; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

EID: 84889602695     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2013.10.051     Document Type: Review

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