Eight Problems for the Mirror Neuron Theory of Action Understanding in Monkeys and Humans

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• Publication year

  2009

• Venue

  Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience

• Publication date

  2009-07-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Computer Science, Psychology

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  DOI 10.1162/jocn.2009.21189PMID 19199415PMCID PMC2773693
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