Some markers of mirroring appear intact in schizophrenia: Evidence from mu suppression

Cognitive, Affective and Behavioral Neuroscience

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 1049-1060

  Horan, William P ^a   Pineda, Jaime A ^b   Wynn, Jonathan K ^a   Iacoboni, Marco ^a   Green, Michael F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Empathy; Mirror neuron system; mu suppression; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMPLICATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COGNITION DISORDERS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84905744345     PISSN: 15307026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/s13415-013-0245-8     Document Type: Article

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