Motor mapping of implied actions during perception of emotional body language

Motor mapping of implied actions during perception of emotional body language

Background: Perceiving and understanding emotional cues is critical for survival. Using the International Affective Picture System (IAPS) previous TMS studies have found that watching humans in emotional pictures increases motor excitability relative to seeing landscapes or household objects, sugges...

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Main Authors: Sara Borgomaneri, Valeria Gazzola, Alessio Avenanti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2012-04-01
Series:Brain Stimulation
Subjects:
Emotional Body
International Affective Picture system
Action simulation
Implied motion
Mirror Neurons
Motor-evoked potentials
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1935861X12000344

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