The role of kinematics in cortical regions for continuous human motion perception

Cognitive, Affective and Behavioral Neuroscience

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 307-318

  McAleer, Phil ^a,b   Pollick, Frank E ^b   Love, Scott A ^c   Crabbe, Frances ^a   Zacks, Jeffrey M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological motion; fMRI; Kinematic properties; Natural events; Perception

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; BRAIN; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN MAPPING; FEMALE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; MALE; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSIOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; CEREBRAL CORTEX; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MOTION PERCEPTION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84897529292     PISSN: 15307026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/s13415-013-0192-4     Document Type: Article

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