Observation and execution of upper-limb movements as a tool for rehabilitation of motor deficits in paretic stroke patients: protocol of a randomized clinical trial

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Evidence exist that motor observation activates the same cortical motor areas that are involved in the performance of the observed actions. The so called “mirror neuron system” has been proposed to be responsible for this phenomenon....

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Main Authors: Ertelt Denis, Hemmelmann Claudia, Dettmers Christian, Ziegler Andreas, Binkofski Ferdinand
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-06-01
Series:BMC Neurology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2377/12/42