Motor facilitation during action observation: topographic mapping of the target muscle and influence of the onlooker's posture

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• Publication year

  2006

• Venue

  European Journal of Neuroscience

• Publication date

  2006-05-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Psychology

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  DOI 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2006.04772.xPMID 16706859
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