Task-dependent and distinct roles of the temporoparietal junction and inferior frontal cortex in the control of imitation

Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 1003-1009

  Hogeveen, Jeremy ^a,b   Obhi, Sukhvinder S ^c   Banissy, Michael J ^d   Santiesteban, Idalmis ^e   Press, Clare ^e   Catmur, Caroline ^f   Bird, Geoffrey ^g,h  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^g MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^h UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Imitation; Inferior frontal cortex; Mimicry; Mirror system; Temporoparietal junction; Transcranial direct current stimulation

Indexed keywords

ATTENTION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; IMITATION; MALE; MIRROR NEURON; NERVE CELL NETWORK; PARIETAL LOBE; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; REACTION TIME; SELF CONCEPT; TEMPORAL LOBE; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ATTENTION; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIRROR NEURONS; NERVE NET; PARIETAL LOBE; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; REACTION TIME; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; TEMPORAL LOBE; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84936953363     PISSN: 17495016     EISSN: 17495024     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/scan/nsu148     Document Type: Article

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