The role of the basal ganglia in action imitation: neuropsychological evidence from Parkinson's disease patients.

Though previous studies have suggested that the basal ganglia are necessarily involved in action imitation, their precise role is unclear. An important source of evidence concerns patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) who suffer basal ganglia impairments. Some studies report poor execution of...

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Main Authors: Bonivento, C, Rumiati, R, Biasutti, E, Humphreys, G
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2013