An integrative neural model of social perception, action observation, and theory of mind

Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews

Volumn 51, Issue , 2015, Pages 263-275

  Yang, Daniel Y J ^a   Rosenblau, Gabriela ^a   Keifer, Cara ^a   Pelphrey, Kevin A ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Action observation; Autism spectrum disorder; Functional connectivity; Imitation; Mentalizing; Mirror system; Neural systems; Posterior superior temporal sulcus; Psychiatric disorders; Social information processing; Social neuroscience; Social perception; Theory of mind

Indexed keywords

ACTION OBSERVATION; ACTION POTENTIAL; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; AUTISM; CONNECTOME; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EMOTION; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FUSIFORM GYRUS; HUMAN; INFERIOR FRONTAL GYRUS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INSULA; LARGE SCALE PRODUCTION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NONHUMAN; ORBITAL FRONTAL CORTEX; PERCEPTION; PREMOTOR CORTEX; RESTING STATE NETWORK; REVIEW; SOCIAL INFORMATION PROCESSING; SOCIAL STATUS; SUPERIOR TEMPORAL SULCUS; THEORY OF MIND; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BRAIN; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; HUMANS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; MOTION PERCEPTION; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; THEORY OF MIND;

EID: 84923193724     PISSN: 01497634     EISSN: 18737528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2015.01.020     Document Type: Review

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