Mental imagery in the motor context

1995/11/01 by M. Jeannerod, Marc Jeannerod · 1,142 citations
Neuroscience · Psychology · #Action Observation and Synchronization #Cognition #Cognitive psychology #Cognitive science #Context (archaeology) #Electroencephalography #Mental image #Motor Control and Adaptation #Motor imagery #Neuroscience #Psychology #Sport Psychology and Performance

paper · doi:10.1016/0028-3932(95)00073-c

published in Neuropsychologia 33(11), 1419-1432 (Elsevier BV)

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