Mental action simulation synchronizes action-observation circuits across individuals

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 748-757

  Nummenmaa, Lauri ^a,b   Smirnov, Dmitry ^a   Lahnakoski, Juha M ^a   Glerean, Enrico ^a   Jääskeläinen, Iiro P ^a   Sams, Mikko ^a,b   Hari, Riitta ^a  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b TURKU PET CENTRE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Action; Emotion; Mirroring; Simulation; Somatosensation; Synchronization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BOLD SIGNAL; EYE MOVEMENT; FEMALE; FRONTAL EYE FIELD; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTRAPARIETAL SULCUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSERVATION NETWORK; POSTERIOR PARIETAL CORTEX; PREMOTOR CORTEX; PRIMARY SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SECONDARY SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; STIMULATION; TASK PERFORMANCE; TEMPORAL CORTEX; YOUNG ADULT;

ACTION; EMOTION; MIRRORING; SIMULATION; SOMATOSENSATION; SYNCHRONIZATION;

ADULT; BRAIN; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENTAL PROCESSES; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE NET; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY AS TOPIC; PHOTIC STIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84892395681     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 15292401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0352-13.2014     Document Type: Article

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