Anterior medial prefrontal cortex implements social priming of mimicry

Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 486-493

  Wang, Yin ^a   Hamilton, Antonia F de C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

FMRI; Medial prefrontal cortex; Mimicry; Self schema; Social priming; Top down control

Indexed keywords

ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

CUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84926505856     PISSN: 17495016     EISSN: 17495024     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/scan/nsu076     Document Type: Article

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