Imitation in autism: Why action kinematics matter

Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience

Volumn , Issue DEC, 2012, Pages

  Gowen, Emma ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD BEHAVIOR; EYE MOVEMENT; HUMAN; IMITATION; KINEMATICS; LEARNING; MOTIVATION; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PREDICTION; PROPRIOCEPTIVE FEEDBACK; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; VISUAL INFORMATION;

EID: 84898553841     PISSN: 16625145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnint.2012.00117     Document Type: Article

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