Monkey gaze behaviour during action observation and its relationship to mirror neuron activity

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 3721-3730

  Maranesi, Monica ^a   Ugolotti Serventi, Francesca ^b   Bruni, Stefania ^b   Bimbi, Marco ^b   Fogassi, Leonardo ^b   Bonini, Luca ^a  

^a ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Grasping; Macaque; Motor representation; Perception

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE MOVEMENT; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; GAZE; HAND; MACACA; MALE; MIRROR NEURON; MOTOR SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; OBSERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

GRASPING; MACAQUE; MOTOR REPRESENTATION; PERCEPTION;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; EYE MOVEMENTS; FEEDBACK, SENSORY; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; MACACA NEMESTRINA; MALE; MOTION PERCEPTION; MOTOR CORTEX; NEURONS;

EID: 84890316302     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: 14609568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ejn.12376     Document Type: Article

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