Social class affects Mu-suppression during action observation

Social Neuroscience

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 449-454

  Varnum, Michael E W ^a   Blais, Chris ^a   Brewer, Gene A ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

EEG; Mu suppression; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE CELL INHIBITION; OBSERVATION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SOCIAL CLASS;

BRAIN; BRAIN WAVES; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEURAL INHIBITION; OBSERVATION; PHOTIC STIMULATION; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 84943378402     PISSN: 17470919     EISSN: 17470927     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17470919.2015.1105865     Document Type: Article

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