Functional imaging of face and hand imitation: towards a motor theory of empathy

2003/12/30 by Kenneth Raj Leslie, Kenneth R Leslie, Scott H. Johnson-Frey +3 · 1 citation
Neuroscience · Psychology · #Action Observation and Synchronization #Anatomy #Cognition #Cognitive psychology #Communication #Dorsum #Empathy #Face Recognition and Perception #Facial expression #Functional magnetic resonance imaging #Fusiform gyrus #Imitation #Language, Metaphor, and Cognition #Mirror neuron #Neural substrate #Neuroscience #Premotor cortex #Psychology #Supplementary motor area

paper · doi:10.1016/j.neuroimage.2003.09.038

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• Empathy [wikipedia]