Cognitive underpinnings of social interaction

Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 417-432

  Hamilton, Antonia F de C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autism; Imitation; Keywords: Social interaction; Mimicry

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; IMITATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX;

COGNITION; HUMANS; IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; PREFRONTAL CORTEX;

EID: 84923612996     PISSN: 17470218     EISSN: 17470226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17470218.2014.973424     Document Type: Article

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