Motor network activation during human action observation and imagery: Mu rhythm EEG evidence on typical and atypical neurodevelopment

Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 759-766

  Lapenta, Olivia Morgan ^a   Boggio, Paulo Sérgio ^a  

^a MACKENZIE PRESBYTERIAN UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Action observation; Autism; EEG; Mirror neuron system; Motor imagery; Mu rhythm

Indexed keywords

ACTION OBSERVATION; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CELL ACTIVATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EMPATHY; EXCITABILITY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FUNCTIONAL NEUROIMAGING; HUMAN; IMAGERY; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; MAGNETOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; MIRROR NEURON; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); MU RHYTHM; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; OBSERVATION; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PREMOTOR CORTEX; PRIMARY MOTOR CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84899017236     PISSN: 17509467     EISSN: 18780237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rasd.2014.03.019     Document Type: Review

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