Continuous Theta-Burst Stimulation Demonstrates a Causal Role of Premotor Homunculus in Action Understanding

Psychological Science

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 963-972

  Michael, John ^a,b   Sandberg, Kristian ^b,c   Skewes, Joshua ^b   Wolf, Thomas ^d   Blicher, Jakob ^b   Overgaard, Morten ^b,e   Frith, Chris D ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^e AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^f WELLCOME TRUST CENTRE FOR NEUROIMAGING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

action understanding; mirror neuron system; social cognition; social interaction; social perception; theory of mind; theta burst stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HAND; HUMAN; MALE; MIRROR NEURON; MOTOR CORTEX; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; PERCEPTION; PROCEDURES; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS; FEMALE; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIRROR NEURONS; MOTION PERCEPTION; MOTOR CORTEX; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84898840741     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797613520608     Document Type: Article

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